2021
Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions
Boyd LM, Mehra R, Thomas J, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD. Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2021, 25: 1866-1874. PMID: 34674101, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03242-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal womenLow-resource womenCommunity health care programsCommunity health workersChild health outcomesChronic health conditionsHealth worker programmesHealth care programsPrenatal careChronic conditionsInfant healthHealth workersHealth behaviorsCare programHealth outcomesMethodsFocus groupsHealth conditionsWomenImproved healthHealthcare systemCHWsCare relationshipsCareEmotional supportClient engagement
2020
Considerations for Building Sustainable Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Maternal Health
Mehra R, Boyd LM, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD. Considerations for Building Sustainable Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Maternal Health. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2020, 11: 2150132720953673. PMID: 32909508, PMCID: PMC7495927, DOI: 10.1177/2150132720953673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHW programsCommunity health workersReview of documentsLong-term revenue streamsCommunity health worker programmesInductive qualitative approachHealth worker programmesWorker programsDepth interviewsIntegration of programsQualitative approachCommunity factorsCommunity partnersMaternal healthFinancial supportContinuous fundingFocus groupsProgram staffKey findingsUnited StatesMaternal health outcomesReproductive-age womenBest practicesChronic health conditionsSuch programs