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