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Every 
weeks, we publish the #communityhealth #researchroundup w/key takeaways from the latest #CHW academic papers 
Our latest edition covers 
articles on #CHW roles, program design, social determinants of health, & more!
#HealthForAllpic.twitter.com/qfghZ86oWh
Phones + Post-Op Care + #CHWs in 
Mobile phone-based screening algorithm for #CHWs to ID & refer surgical site infections post-C-section in rural Rwanda shows great promise but further work needed to optimize use by #CHWs in the field
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32423365/ pic.twitter.com/ZLKYfrPIBF
How do we achieve gender balance 
in CHW cadres?
Mozambique's #CHWs are 70% male. Responsive policies for #CHW recruitment & retention - like fair remuneration - are needed to achieve #GenderEquity
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12960-020-00476-w.pdf …pic.twitter.com/ckKvWPHgkv
&
TWO systematic scoping reviews on roles for #CHWs in LMICs in:
Palliative care provision
Early detection of #breastcancer
Findings: #CHWs play key roles, but robust cost analysis is lacking; training, support varies
https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/5/5/e002368.full.pdf …
& https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/5/e002466 …pic.twitter.com/sEyjbSqlaH
What are the possible levers of action to address per diem practices in the Global South?
The issues w/ per diems are well-documented 
, but reform efforts remain stifled by inaction
https://rdcu.be/b4yJG pic.twitter.com/65HCzKpFfS
Evidence from Rochester, NY 
on the role of #CHWs in perinatal care
Findings: Participants in #CHW-supported home visitor program had fewer adverse outcomes, including lower rates of preterm birth & low birth weight
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305655 …pic.twitter.com/gCXRgnwL6n
#CHWs & Social Determinants of Health in Brazil 
#CHWs express complex relationship b/w their work & social determinants of health - especially violence, drug trafficking, sanitation, waste disposal, illiteracy, & people living w/ chronic disease
https://www.scielo.br/pdf/reeusp/v54/1980-220X-reeusp-54-e03558.pdf …pic.twitter.com/9MYlqz9LO1
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#CHWs reaching #Latinx communities in
Two papers examine the Lazos Hispanos CHW program in SE USA & discuss challenges faced by #CHWs (e.g., balancing workload as volunteers!) @AleCalva
https://rdcu.be/b4yJ5
& https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1524839920921189?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed#articleShareContainer …pic.twitter.com/tQMhCOiQnG
Who is responsible for #healthpromotion?
Unclear policy guidelines in 
have created tensions b/w health promotion practitioners & #CHWs, who must consequently solve for it in real time! 
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... and that's a wrap on issue 034! 
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