Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era
This book contains 11 journal articles focused on the current status of community health worker programs globally, originally published in the journal Health Research Policy and Systems in 2021. It provides an overview of large-scale CHW programs; an article on planning, coordination and partnerships for CHW programs; an article on program governance; an article on program financing; an article on roles and tasks; an article on recruitment, training and continuing education; an article on supervision; an article on incentives and remuneration; an article on CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities; an article on CHW program performance and its assessment; and a concluding article on CHWs leading the way to Health for All.
This book contains 11 journal articles focused on the current status of community health worker programs globally, originally published in the journal Health Research Policy and Systems in 2021. It provides an overview of large-scale CHW programs; an article on planning, coordination and partnerships for CHW programs; an article on program governance; an article on program financing; an article on roles and tasks; an article on recruitment, training and continuing education; an article on supervision; an article on incentives and remuneration; an article on CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities; an article on CHW program performance and its assessment; and a concluding article on CHWs leading the way to Health for All.
This book contains 11 journal articles focused on the current status of community health worker programs globally, originally published in the journal Health Research Policy and Systems in 2021. It provides an overview of large-scale CHW programs; an article on planning, coordination and partnerships for CHW programs; an article on program governance; an article on program financing; an article on roles and tasks; an article on recruitment, training and continuing education; an article on supervision; an article on incentives and remuneration; an article on CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities; an article on CHW program performance and its assessment; and a concluding article on CHWs leading the way to Health for All.