Identifying the Core Elements of Effective Community Health Worker Programs
A Research Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11031012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah R Arvey (At the time of writing, Sarah R. Arvey and Maria E. Fernandez were with the School of Public Health–Houston Health Science Center, University of Texas, Houston.), Maria E Fernandez (0000-0002-4820-821X, At the time of writing, Sarah R. Arvey and Maria E. Fernandez were with the School of Public Health–Houston Health Science Center, University of Texas, Houston.) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1633-1637 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2012.300649 |
| PMID | 22813092 |
| PMCID | PMC3415604 |
| OpenAlex | W1970562148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 32 |
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being incorporated into health programs because they are assumed to effectively deliver health messages in a culturally relevant manner to disenfranchised communities. Nevertheless, the role of CHWs—who they are, what they do, and how they do it—is tremendously varied. This variability presents a number of challenges for conducting research to determine the effectiveness of CHW programs, and translating research into practice. We discuss some of these challenges and provide examples from our experience working with CHWs. We call for future research to identify the “core elements” of effective CHW programs that improve the health and well-being of disenfranchised communities
Community health · Community health workers · Community-based participatory research · Core (optical fiber) · Environmental health · Health services · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing
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| Citations per year | 1.75 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |