Daniel Palazuelos

Dados Biográficos

ID4680590
NOMEDaniel Palazuelos
PRENOMESDaniel
SOBRENOMEPalazuelos
ASSINATURAPALAZUELOS D
AFILIAÇÕESBrigham and Women's Hospital
ORCID0000-0003-3701-0707
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS28
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES9
TOTAL COMO AUTOR27
TOTAL COMO EDITOR1
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2013
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Advancing mental health equity

    Open AccessJosephina Lin, Piper Derenoncourt et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Mental health inequities persist in underserved communities due to systemic barriers to care. Healthy Roads, a mental wellness support program developed by the mobile clinic The Family Van, adapted the World Health Organization’s Problem Management Plus (PM+) curriculum to address these disparities with support from Partners In Health. PM+ is a brief, evidence-based psychological intervention designed for trained non-specialists to deliver in low…

  • Trends in government and donor funding for vertical and horizontal community health worker programmes in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessShivani Shukla, Lucia M Mupara et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Community health worker (CHW) programmes are central to primary healthcare (PHC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet who pays for them, how much, and whether funds favour vertical (single-disease) or horizontal (broader-focus) programmes remains unclear. This study examined trends in donor and government financing for CHW programmes across SSA. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of publicly available data. Organisation for Econ…

  • Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker programs on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024)

    Open AccessMadelyn Miyares, Linnea Stansert Katzen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Community Health Workers (CHWs) are vital in delivering primary health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To inform their broader rollout, this study updates a 2015 review, critically examining the costs, cost-effectiveness and affordability of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) CHW programs in LMICs. A scoping review was conducted using ten databases and grey literature, covering studies published between Aug…

  • Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker programmes focussed on non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024)

    Open AccessJames O’Donovan, Cleo Baskin et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide, responsible for 7 out of 10 deaths, 86% occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As the NCD burden on health systems increases, community health workers (CHWs) have become increasingly involved in NCD care provision and management. This study updates a 2015 review to synthesise and critically analyse the recent evidence base on the c…

  • Essential aid made fully visible

    Open AccessCleo Baskin, Carey Westgate et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in extending healthcare services to underserved populations, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. Professional CHWs (proCHWs), who are salaried, skilled, supplied and supervised, are essential for achieving Universal Health Coverage and other global health goals. Despite the growing recognition of proCHWs, there is limited understanding of the global financing lan…

  • Costs and cost-effectiveness of integrated horizontal community health worker programmes in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024)

    Open AccessJames O’Donovan, Meghan Bruce Kumar et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in delivering primary health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), addressing multiple diseases through horizontal programmes. Despite their effectiveness, there is a US$4.4 billion annual funding gap for professional CHW programmes. Some countries have adopted these programmes, while others require stronger economic evidence to justify investments. This study updates a 201…

  • Economic evaluations of community health worker programs focussed on neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024)

    Open AccessLinnea Stansert Katzen, Madelyn Miyares et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of more than twenty diseases caused by parasitic, bacterial, and viral infections, affecting more than one billion individuals worldwide. Economic evidence can help guide the investment in Community Health Workers (CHWs) who can help expand access to preventive and curative NTD services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A scoping review was conducted across ten databases and grey l…

  • Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker programs focussed on HIV, TB and malaria infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024)

    Open AccessJames O’Donovan, Cleo Baskin et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Infectious diseases remain a significant public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a pivotal role in addressing these diseases, yet evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of CHW-led interventions remains fragmented. We performed a scoping review, searching ten databases and the grey …

  • Integrating multi-national teams

    Open AccessDaniel Palazuelos, Hugo Flores et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    In a globalized world where pathology and risk can flow freely across borders, the discipline of global health equity has proposed to meet this challenge with an equal exchange of solutions, and people working toward those solutions. Considering the history of colonialism, ongoing economic exploitation, and gaping inequities across and within countries, these efforts must be taken with care. The Partners In Health program in Chiapas, Mexico was f…

  • Evaluation of a novel approach to community health care delivery in Ifanadiana District, Madagascar

    Open AccessBenedicte Razafinjato, Luc Rakotonirina et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Despite widespread adoption of community health (CH) systems, there are evidence gaps to support global best practice in remote settings where access to health care is limited and community health workers (CHWs) may be the only available providers. The nongovernmental health organization Pivot partnered with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to pilot a new enhanced community health (ECH) model in rural Madagascar, where one CHW provided care a…

  • Involvement of community health workers in the Covid-19 pandemic response in Uganda

    Open AccessDavid Musoke, Micheal Jonga et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a key human resource for health particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In many parts of the world, CHWs are known to have played an instrumental role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the involvement of CHWs in the COVID-19 response in Uganda. A qualitative study that involved 10 focus group discussions (FGDs) among CHWs was conducted. The study was carried out in 5 districts …

  • Breaking the silence on gendered harassment and assault of community health workers

    Open AccessSvea Closser, Marium Sultan et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    INTRODUCTION: Across a variety of settings, women in tenuous financial circumstances are drawn to community health work as a way to advance themselves in the context of limited employment options. Female Community Health Workers (CHWs) are often preferred because they can more easily access mothers and children; at the same time, gender norms are at the heart of many of the challenges and inequities that these workers encounter. Here, we explore …

  • Lessons from an eight-country community health data harmonization collaborative

    Open AccessMadeleine Ballard, Helen Elizabeth Olsen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2022

    BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are individuals who are trained and equipped to provide essential health services to their neighbors and have increased access to healthcare in communities worldwide for more than a century. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline on Health Policy and System Support to Optimize Community Health Worker Programmes reveals important gaps in the evidentiary certainty about which health system…

  • A household-based community health worker programme for non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIV and maternal health

    Open AccessEmily B Wroe, Basimenye Nhlema et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Community health worker (CHW) programmes are a valuable component of primary care in resource-poor settings. The evidence supporting their effectiveness generally shows improvements in disease-specific outcomes relative to the absence of a CHW programme. In this study, we evaluated expanding an existing HIV and tuberculosis (TB) disease-specific CHW programme into a polyvalent, household-based model that subsequently included non-comm…

  • Compensation models for community health workers

    Open AccessMadeleine Ballard, Carey Westgate et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: , there is an urgent need to better understand the types of CHW payment models and their implications. METHODS: This study examines the legal framework on CHW compensation in five countries: Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa. In order to map the characteristics of each approach, a review of the regulatory framework governing CHW compensation in each country was undertaken. Law firms in each of the five countries were en…

  • Epidemiologic Impacts in Acute Infectious Disease Associated with Catastrophic Climate Events Related to Global Warming in the Northeast of Mexico

    Open AccessJesús Santos‐Guzmán, Francisco Gonzalez-Salazar et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Rising global temperatures and seawater temperatures have led to an increase in extreme weather patterns leading to droughts and floods. These natural phenomena, in turn, affect the supply of drinking water in some communities, which causes an increase in the prevalence of diseases related to the supply of drinking water. The objective of this work is to demonstrate the effects of global warming on human health in the population of Monterrey, Mex…

  • Prioritising the role of community health workers in the Covid-19 response

    Open AccessMadeleine Ballard, Emily Bancroft et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. Drawing from practitioner expertise across four WHO regions, this article outlines the targeted actions needed at different stages of the pandemic to achieve the following goals: (1) PROTECT healthcare workers, (2) INTERRUPT the virus, (3) MAIN…

  • A qualitative study of social connectedness and its relationship to community health programs in rural Chiapas, Mexico

    Open AccessRachel L Deitz, Leah Hellerstein et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Overall, a long-term health intervention may directly impact the relative social isolation and social connectedness of a community's inhabitants. The social connectedness of the community is an important quality that must be considered when evaluating and planning health interventions

  • Accompanimeter 1.0

    Open AccessHéctor Carrasco, Harriet Napier et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2019

    The Accompanimeter 1.0 can serve as a helpful tool for CHW program implementation and policy decisions that maximize system-side inputs, community engagement, and support for individuals with medical issues

  • Community health workers improve disease control and medication adherence among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in Chiapas, Mexico

    Open AccessAndré Gorz, Patrick M Newman et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2018

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  • Impact of community-based adherence support on treatment outcomes for tuberculosis, leprosy and HIV/Aids-infected individuals in post-Ebola Liberia

    Open AccessJulia H Rogers, Lassana Jabateh et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    BACKGROUND: Partners In Health (PIH) committed to improving health care delivery in Maryland County, Liberia following the Ebola epidemic by employing 71 community health workers (CHWs) to provide treatment support to tuberculosis (TB), HIV and leprosy patients. PIH simultaneously deployed a socioeconomic assistance program with three core components: transportation reimbursement to clinics; food support; and additional social assistance in selec…

  • Morir En Camino”

    Open AccessH Amanuel, Daniel Palazuelos et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2018

    This anthropological study explores why more women in the rural Sierra Madre region of Chiapas, Mexico birth at home rather than at the hospital. Between January and May of 2014, the primary investigator conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with twenty-six interlocutors: six parteras (home birth attendants), nine pregnant women, four mothers, four healthcare providers, and three local government leaders. Participant observation occurred…

  • A Community-Based Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention

    Dana D Im, Lindsay Palazuelos et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2018

    The SAWHP design may guide future implementation of cervical cancer screening programs to reach medically underserved women. Open, ongoing dialogue among leaders in each partner institution is paramount to success

  • Implementation and clinical effectiveness of a community-based non-communicable disease treatment programme in rural Mexico

    Open AccessKevin Duan, Ryan K McBain et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2018Referências: 26

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for the five largest contributors to burden of disease in Mexico, with diabetes representing the greatest contributor. However, evidence supporting chronic disease programmes in Mexico is limited, especially in rural communities. Compañeros En Salud (CES) partnered with the Secretariat of Health of Chiapas, Mexico to implement a novel community-based NCD treatment programme. We describe the implementation …

  • Validity and Utility of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2 and PHQ-9 for Screening and Diagnosis of Depression in Rural Chiapas, Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessJafet Arrieta, Mercedes Aguerreberre et al.ARTICLEJournal of Clinical Psychology2017

    BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are frequently under diagnosed in resource-limited settings because of lack of access to mental health care or the inability of healthcare providers to recognize them. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2 and the PHQ-9 have been widely used for screening and diagnosis of depression in primary care settings; however, the validity of their use in rural, Spanish-speaking populations is unknown. METHOD: We used a …