Capacity Building for Post-Disaster Mental Health since Katrina: The Role of Community Health Workers

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Springgate ◽  
Ashley Wennerstrom ◽  
Cynthia Carriere
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Disaster Mental Health ◽  
Post Disaster

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of Community Health Workers in Providing Cancer Navigation: Perceptions of African American Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. E288-E298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wenzel ◽  
Randy Jones ◽  
Rachel Klimmek ◽  
Sarah Szanton ◽  
Sharon Krumm
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
African American Older Adults

scholarly journals Saúde mental na atenção primária: um estudo sobre a atuação dos agentes comunitários de saúde / Mental health in primary care: a study of the performance of community health workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 17615-17639
Author(s):  
Carlos Gabriel de Souza Soares ◽  
Maheli Giovanna Amaro ◽  
Eduardo Jorge Sant’Ana Honorato ◽  
Sônia Maria Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers

scholarly journals Cultural Adaptation of Community Informant Tool for Detection of Maternal Depression in Rural Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamaila Mohsin ◽  
Najia Atif ◽  
Waqas Rabbani ◽  
Ahmaren Tariq ◽  
Shahzad Ali Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Detection Tool ◽  
Health Experts

Background: Evidence indicates that mental health issues like depression, epilepsy, and substance misuse can be detected with reasonable accuracy in resource-poor settings. The Community Informant Detection Tool (CIDT) is one such approach used for detecting mental health problems, including depression. We adapted this community informant approach for detecting maternal depression in Pakistan.Methods: Adaptation of Community Informant Detection Tool for Maternal Depression (CIDT-MD) involved five steps. First, a scoping review of the literature was conducted to select an appropriate tool for adaptation. Second, in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the idioms of depression and distress, perceived causes, and the effects of maternal depression among currently depressed and recovered mothers (n = 11), mothers in law (n = 6), and Primary Care Providers (Primary Care Physicians and Lady Health Supervisors) (n = 6). Third, case vignettes and illustrations were created with input from a panel of mental health experts, incorporating the idioms of depression and distress used, causes, and effects for each symptom described. Fourth, to assess the comprehensibility of the illustrations and level of understanding, Focus Group Discussions (n = 4) were done with purposely selected community health workers (Lady Health Workers and Lay Peers, n = 28) trained in delivering maternal depression intervention. The final step was reflection and inputs by a panel of mental health experts on all steps to finalize the content of the tool.Results: Context-specific cultural adaptation in the presentation and format of CIDT-MD was conducted successfully. Lady Health Workers (LHW) and Lay Peers (LP) were found to be the most appropriate persons to use the tool and function as the informants. The adapted tool with all its vignettes and illustrations was found to be easily understandable, comprehensible, and culturally appropriate, meaningful, and contextually relevant by the community health workers and peers working in the relevant settings. They easily relate to and identify potentially depressed such women lining up with the tool. Lastly, the coding of the tool was found easy to follow as well.Conclusion: The Community Informant Detection Tool for Maternal Depression (CIDT-MD) is a culturally acceptable, easy to use, and comprehensible tool for detecting maternal depression in community settings of Pakistan. The community informants found the content and approach highly relevant to the local needs.

Networking community health workers for service integration: role of social media

AIDS Care ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Chunqing Lin ◽  
Loc Quang Pham ◽  
Diep Bich Nguyen ◽  
Tuan Anh Le
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Service Integration

What are the roles of community health workers? Looking back at the philosophies of primary health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
Marietou Niang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Health System ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Looking Back

This commentary discusses the different roles of community health workers (CHWs), their challenges and limitations in a historical perspective of primary health care (PHC). We first try to show that the comprehensive philosophy of PHC promulgated in Alma-Ata proposed the role of CHWs as actors who work in community development. On the other hand, in the 1980s, with the emergence of the selective philosophy of PHC, CHWs’ role was more affiliated with the health system. We conclude our pitch about the balance that can exist between these different roles by suggesting that CHWs can work in continuity with the health system, but they should not be considered as affordable labor. Also, they must be supported in their activities to develop their communities, allowing them to participate effectively in programs and policies that concern them and their community.

scholarly journals Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collins J. Owek ◽  
Elizabeth Oluoch ◽  
Juddy Wachira ◽  
Benson Estambale ◽  
Yaw A. Afrane
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Malaria Case ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Community Perceptions ◽  
Malaria Case Management ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes
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