Identifying the Core Elements of Effective Community Health Worker Programs: A Research Agenda

摘要: Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being incorporated into programs because they assumed to effectively deliver messages in a culturally relevant manner disenfranchised communities.Nevertheless, the role of CHWs—who are, what do, and how do it—is tremendously varied. This variability presents number challenges for conducting research determine effectiveness CHW programs, translating practice.We discuss some these provide examples from our experience working with CHWs. We call future identify “core elements” effective that improve well-being communities.