The Community Health Impact Coalition exists to make professionalized community health workers a norm worldwide.
Made up of health organizations in 40+ countries, the Coalition works to ensure community health workers get the fair pay, field support, and official recognition they deserve so everyone can access high quality healthcare.
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We drive the radical collaboration required to conduct multicountry research on the practices that enable better community-based care to reach more people and ensure those practices get adopted by health systems everywhere.
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
CHWs can contribute to advancing universal health coverage, but only if they are set up for success.
For programs to succeed on a national scale, they need the key three:
Unfortunately, the most recent evaluations of national CHW programs reveal poor access, low quality, and zero mortality impact.ª Even when countries choose to reform and invest in their community health programs, the strong system design and implementation that make high-impact programs successful is often absent.
Practices that are exceedingly common but can torpedo programs from the beginning—like not having a dedicated supervisor for CHWs—get formalized into policy.
We are on a mission to make sure that doesn’t happen anywhere—not just in the countries in which each of us works. To address the community health quality crisis, status quo community health systems must be designed to deliver.
Right now, selecting CHWs from the communities they serve is normal, but the 8 practices in the infographic are not. We’re driving uptake of these practices and creating the new normal: Health for All.
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Community Health Workers are playing a pivotal role in fighting COVID-19, especially in countries with vulnerable health systems - here’s how you can act
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The Community Health Impact Coalition curates a fortnightly update on newly-released community health worker papers. To see the issue archive click here.
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#CountCHWs
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To achieve UHC, we must #CountCHWs. Unfortunately, data on the number, spatial distribution, and training of CHWs across different parts of a country are often not collected.
These data are critical for everything from health equity to pandemic response. #CHWsCount, so it’s time for a change
Design high-performing community health
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CHW AIM is an easy-to-use, evidence-based diagnostic tool that can help you design or improve high-performing CHW programs
#PayCHWs
Will we commit to decent work in community health, or will we continue to build health systems on the backs of an unpaid, largely female care workforce?
Not all payment is equal, but strategies to advance fair pay exist. Get informed and join the movement
This is already happening!
How to cite this report:
Ballard, M., Schwarz, R., Johnson, A., Church, S., Palazuelos, D., McCormick, L., Sall, E., Fiori, K. (2017) Practitioner Expertise to Optimize Community Health Systems: Harnessing Operational Insight. Retrieved from: www.chwimpact.org. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35507.94247.
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Nothing about CHWs with out CHWs!
CHWs across the globe are coming together to advocate for the salaries, ongoing training, support, and supplies they need so everyone can have access to high quality healthcare. it’s time to shift the spotlight, CHWs must be involved in high-level decision making!
CHWs with leadership or advocacy training are themselves 2-4x more likely to engage in political, civic, and workplace advocacy.
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