Employing practitioner expertise in optimizing community healthcare systems

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases

Lewin, S. A., Munabi-Babigumira, S. K., Glenton, C., Daniels, K., Bosch‐Capblanch, X., van Wyk, B. E., Odgaard‐Jensen, J., Johansen, M., Aja, G. N., Zwarenstein, M., et al. (2010) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004015.pub3 · Cited by 986 · see citing works

Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Gilmore, B., & McAuliffe, É. (2013) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-847 · Cited by 465 · see citing works

The Multiphase Optimization Strategy for Engineering Effective Tobacco Use Interventions

Collins, L. M., Baker, T. B., Mermelstein, R. J., Piper, M. E., Jorenby, D. E., Smith, S. S., Christiansen, B. A., Schlam, T. R., Cook, J. W., & Fiore, M. C. (2011) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/s12160-010-9253-x · Cited by 300 · see citing works

Community Health Workers Can Be a Public Health Force for Change in the United States: Three Actions for a New Paradigm

Balcazar, H., Lee Rosenthal, E., Nell Brownstein, J., Rush, C. H., Matos, S., & Hernandez, L. (2011) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2011.300386 · Cited by 266 · see citing works

Thirty years after Alma-Ata: a systematic review of the impact of community health workers delivering curative interventions against malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa

Christopher, J. B., Le May, A., Lewin, S., & Ross, D. A. (2011) · Human Resources for Health · doi:10.1186/1478-4491-9-27 · Cited by 216 · see citing works

Community-based health workers: Head start or false start towards health for all?

Berman, P., Gwatkin, D. R., & Burger, S. E. (1987) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/0277-9536(87)90168-7 · Cited by 215 · see citing works

Home visits by community health workers to prevent neonatal deaths in developing countries: a systematic review

Gogia, S., & Sachdev, H. S. (2010) · Bulletin of the World Health Organization · doi:10.2471/blt.09.069369 · Cited by 210 · see citing works

Task shifting from doctors to non-doctors for initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy

Kredo, T., Adeniyi, F. B., Bateganya, M. H., & Pienaar, E. D. (2014) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007331.pub3 · Cited by 181 · see citing works

Roles and effectiveness of lay community health workers in the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

Mutamba, B. B., van Ginneken, N., Paintain, L. S., Wandiembe, S., & Schellenberg, D. M. (2013) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-412 · Cited by 144 · see citing works

Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries

Ballard, M., & Montgomery, P. (2017) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014216 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

A Community Health Worker “logic model”: towards a theory of enhanced performance in low- and middle-income countries

Naimoli, J. F., Frymus, D. E., Wuliji, T., Franco, L. M., & Newsome, M. H. (2014) · Human Resources for Health · doi:10.1186/1478-4491-12-56 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

CHWs: are national programmes in crisis?

Walt, G. (1988) · Health Policy and Planning · doi:10.1093/heapol/3.1.1 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

Community Health Workers: The Way Forward

Kahssay, H., Taylor, M. E., & Berman, P. (1998) · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Strengthening Primary Health Care through Community Health Workers: Investment Case and Financing Recommendations

Dahn, B., Woldermariam, A. T., Perry, H., Maeda, A., Glahn, D. V., Panjabi, R., Merchant, N., Vosburg, K., Palazuelos, D., Lu, C., et al. (2015) · doi:10.13140/rg.2.1.4865.0086 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Practitioner Expertise to Optimize Community Health Systems: Harnessing Operational Insight

Ballard, M., Schwarz, R. K., Johnson, A., Church, S., Palazuelos, D., McCormick, L., Sall, E., & Fiori, K. P. (2017) · doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.35507.94247 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

On Bathwater, Babies, and Designing Programs for Impact: Evaluations of the Integrated Community Case Management Strategy in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Malawi

Hazel, E., Bryce, J., & _, _. (2016) · The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · doi:10.4269/ajtmh.94-3intro1 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) IN THE PROVISION OF BASIC PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH (MNCH) INTERVENTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Bigirwa, J. P. (2009) · Bioline International (Bioline International) · Cited by 16 · see citing works

One billion people are affected by global shortage of healthcare workers

Moszynski, P. (2011) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.d696 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Prioritising the role of community health workers in the COVID-19 response

Ballard, M., Bancroft, E., Nesbit, J., Johnson, A., Holeman, I., Foth, J., Rogers, D., Yang, J., Nardella, J., Olsen, H., et al. (2020) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002550 · Cited by 395 · see citing works

Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”

Perry, H. B., Chowdhury, M., Were, M., LeBan, K., Crigler, L., Lewin, S., Musoke, D., Kok, M., Scott, K., Ballard, M., et al. (2021) · Health Research Policy and Systems · doi:10.1186/s12961-021-00755-5 · Cited by 129 · see citing works

Compensation models for community health workers: Comparison of legal frameworks across five countries

Ballard, M., Westgate, C. C., Alban, R., Choudhury, N., Adamjee, R., Schwarz, R. K., Bishop, J., McLaughlin, M., Flood, D., Finnegan, K. E., et al. (2021) · Journal of Global Health · doi:10.7189/jogh.11.04010 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

How to Screen Suitable Service Improve Community Health Care Services by University Students in Taiwan

Shyu, G., Lin, S.-J., Fang, W., & Cheng, B. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17155402 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Developing and deploying a community healthcare worker-driven, digitally- enabled integrated care system for municipalities in rural Nepal

Citrin, D., Thapa, P., Nirola, I., Pandey, S., Kunwar, L. B., Tenpa, J., Acharya, B., Rayamazi, H. J., Thapa, A., Maru, S., et al. (2018) · Healthcare · doi:10.1016/j.hjdsi.2018.05.002 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Is COVID-19 Immune to Misinformation? A Brief Overview

Ali, S., Khalid, A., & Zahid, E. (2021) · Asian Bioethics Review · doi:10.1007/s41649-020-00155-x · Cited by 36 · see citing works

The 5S-5M-5C schematic: transforming primary care inputs to outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries

Bitton, A., Veillard, J. H. M., Basu, L., Ratcliffe, H. L., Schwarz, D., & Hirschhorn, L. R. (2018) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001020 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Evaluation of smart long-term care information strategy portfolio decision model: the national healthcare environment in Taiwan

Yang, C.-H., Chen, Y., Hsu, W., & Chen, Y. (2023) · Annals of Operations Research · doi:10.1007/s10479-023-05358-7 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Establishing voluntary certification of community health workers in Arizona: a policy case study of building a unified workforce

Ingram, M., Sabo, S. J., Redondo, F., Soto, Y., Russell, K., Carter, H., Bender, B., & de Zapien, J. G. (2020) · Human Resources for Health · doi:10.1186/s12960-020-00487-7 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

An integrated intervention for chronic care management in rural Nepal: protocol of a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study

Schwarz, D., Dhungana, S. K., Kumar, A., Acharya, B., Agrawal, P. K. B., Aryal, A., Baum, A., Choudhury, N., Citrin, D., Dangal, B., et al. (2020) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-020-4063-3 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

The predictive validity of the Living Goods selection tools for community health workers in Kenya: cohort study

Taylor, C. A., Lilford, R. J., Wroe, E. B., Griffiths, F. E., & Ngechu, R. (2018) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-018-3620-x · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Lessons from an eight-country community health data harmonization collaborative

Ballard, M., Olsen, H. E., Whidden, C., Ressler, D. J., Metz, L., Millear, A., Palazuelos, D., Choudhury, N., Munyaneza, F., Diane, R., et al. (2022) · Global Health Action · doi:10.1080/16549716.2021.2015743 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

The status of Ghanaian community health workers’ supervision and service delivery: descriptive analyses from the 2017 Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 survey

Schwarz, D., Kim, J., Ratcliffe, H. L., Bell, G. A., Awoonor‐Williams, J. K., Nimako, B., Otupiri, E., Lipsitz, S. R., Hirschhorn, L. R., & Bitton, A. (2019) · Gates Open Research · doi:10.12688/gatesopenres.12979.2 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The status of Ghanaian community health workers’ supervision and service delivery: descriptive analyses from the 2017 Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 survey

Schwarz, D., Kim, J., Ratcliffe, H. L., Bell, G. A., Awoonor‐Williams, J. K., Nimako, B., Otupiri, E., Lipsitz, S. R., Hirschhorn, L. R., & Bitton, A. (2019) · Gates Open Research · doi:10.12688/gatesopenres.12979.3 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Combining OpenStreetMap mapping and route optimization algorithms to inform the delivery of community health interventions at the last mile

Randriamihaja, M., Ihantamalala, F. A., Rafenoarimalala, F. H., Finnegan, K. E., Rakotonirina, L., Razafinjato, B., Bonds, M. H., Evans, M., & Garchitorena, A. (2024) · PLOS Digital Health · doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0000621 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Availability of Essential Commodities and Related Bottlenecks for Community Health System: Systematic Literature ReviewPreprint

Pradhan, A., Bogue, E., Schreiber, B., Dini, H. S., Hurkchand, H., Briggs, J., & Ballard, M. (2020) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-24276/v1 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Combining participatory mapping and route optimization algorithms to inform the delivery of community health interventions at the last milePreprint

Randriamihaja, M., Ihantamalala, F. A., Rafenoarimalala, F. H., Finnegan, K. E., Rakotonirina, L., Razafinjato, B., Bonds, M. H., Evans, M., & Garchitorena, A. (2024) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2024.02.17.24302935 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Availability of Essential Commodities and Related Bottlenecks for Community Health System: Systematic Literature ReviewPreprint

Pradhan, A., Bogue, E., Schreiber, B., Dini, H. S., Hurkchand, H., Briggs, J., & Ballard, M. (2020) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-24276/v3

Availability of Essential Commodities and Related Bottlenecks for Community Health System: Systematic Literature ReviewPreprint

Pradhan, A., Bogue, E., Schreiber, B., Dini, H. S., Hurkchand, H., Briggs, J., & Ballard, M. (2020) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-24276/v2

What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers

Scott, K., Beckham, S. W., Gross, M., Pariyo, G., Rao, K. D., Cometto, G., & Perry, H. B. (2018) · Human Resources for Health · doi:10.1186/s12960-018-0304-x · Cited by 732 · see citing works

Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 1. Introduction: tensions confronting large-scale CHW programmes

Hodgins, S., Kok, M. C., Musoke, D., Lewin, S. A., Crigler, L., LeBan, K., & Perry, H. B. (2021) · Health Research Policy and Systems · doi:10.1186/s12961-021-00752-8 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Practitioner Expertise to Optimize Community Health Systems: Harnessing Operational Insight

Ballard, M., Schwarz, R. K., Johnson, A., Church, S., Palazuelos, D., McCormick, L., Sall, E., & Fiori, K. P. (2017) · doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.35507.94247 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Overview

Frankel, S. (1992) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780192622365.003.0001 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Setting the global research agenda for community health systems: literature and consultative review

Agarwal, S., Kirk, K. R., Sripad, P., Bellows, B., Abuya, T., & Warren, C. (2019) · Human Resources for Health · doi:10.1186/s12960-019-0362-8 · Cited by 78 · see citing works