Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Healthcare Access and Equity: Are They Only Relevant to Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low- and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs. There is growing interest in deploying CHW programs in high-income countries to address inequity in healthcare access and outcomes...

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Main Authors: Sara Javanparast, Alice Windle, Toby Freeman, Fran Baum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2018-10-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3512_041b099498ff46b3655a45303711f323.pdf