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Allies community health workers: Bridging the gap. Health Promotion Practice
, 2006
"... The use of community health workers (CHWs) inpublic health is not new. As members of thehealth care team, CHWs serve in outreach settings to increase access and effective utilization of health care and social services, particularly among minority and disadvantaged communities. As informed community ..."
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The use of community health workers (CHWs) inpublic health is not new. As members of thehealth care team, CHWs serve in outreach settings to increase access and effective utilization of health care and social services, particularly among minority and disadvantaged communities. As informed community members they assist their neighbors to negotiate systems, ensure that families receive the services they need, and provide culturally appropriate health education, infor-mation, and support in a family’s primary language
Collaborative Design and Implementation of a Multisite Community Coalition Evaluation
"... The purpose of this article is to describe the designand implementation of the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation’s (RWJF) Allies Against Asthma cross-site evaluation. The Allies Against Asthma (Allies) program consists of seven coalition sites, each com-prising various stakeholders such as local health ..."
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The purpose of this article is to describe the designand implementation of the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation’s (RWJF) Allies Against Asthma cross-site evaluation. The Allies Against Asthma (Allies) program consists of seven coalition sites, each com-prising various stakeholders such as local health care providers, schools and day care centers, community advocacy groups, businesses, local government organiza-tions, managed care organizations, academic institutions, parent groups, and other community-based organizations, which aim to combat pediatric asthma. The evaluation approach for Allies was designed collaboratively by Evaluation designs assessing community coalitions must balance measures of how coalitions do their work and evidence that the coalitions are making a differ-ence. The Allies cross-site evaluation attempts to deter-mine the combined effects of the seven coalitions ’ work at the individual, organizational, and community levels. Principal components considered are (a) con-textual factors of the coalition community, (b) coalition processes and structure, (c) planning and planning products, (d) implementation actions, (e) activities and collaborations, (f) anticipated intermediate outcomes, and (g) expected asthma related health outcomes. Measurements are quantitative and qualitative, and data generated by these methods are used as ends in themselves and as a way to confirm or inform other measures. Evaluation has been an integral part of the planning and implementation phases of the Allies coalition work, with a priority of involving all of the partners in conceiving of and deciding upon the elements of assessment.
The Impact of a Community-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Initiative: Evaluation Findings From Steps to Health King County
"... Steps to Health King County (Steps KC; Seattle, Washington) was one of 40 community-level initiatives funded in 2003 as part of the Steps to a HealthierUS initiative. Steps KC goals included reducing the impact of chronic diseases through a compre-hensive, coordinated approach and reducing health di ..."
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Steps to Health King County (Steps KC; Seattle, Washington) was one of 40 community-level initiatives funded in 2003 as part of the Steps to a HealthierUS initiative. Steps KC goals included reducing the impact of chronic diseases through a compre-hensive, coordinated approach and reducing health disparities due to chronic illness. Steps KC intervention activities took place on two levels: the overall Steps KC collaborative and individual funded programs. Collaborative-level activities included policy and systems change initiatives and efforts to better integrate the funded-program organizations. The funded programs ranged from group health promotion programs to intensive case management. Steps KC was successful in creating a large, diverse community collaborative and funding 14 separate programs that reached approximately 8,000 community residents with medium- and high-intensity programs of demonstrated effectiveness. Systems change initiatives within school districts and government agencies led to a greater institutional emphasis on health promotion and on partnership with communities to address health inequities. Keywords chronic disease prevention, community coalitions, community-based initiatives, participatory evaluation, organizational change, policy change, systems change Promoting behavioral changes to prevent chronic illness
DOI: 10.1177/1524839911404231 © 2011 Society for Public Health Education Community-Based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma
"... Care coordination programs have been used to address chronic illnesses, including childhood asthma, but primar-ily via practice-based models. An alternative approach employs community-based care coordinators who bridge gaps between families, health care providers, and sup-port services. Merck Childh ..."
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Care coordination programs have been used to address chronic illnesses, including childhood asthma, but primar-ily via practice-based models. An alternative approach employs community-based care coordinators who bridge gaps between families, health care providers, and sup-port services. Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) sites developed community-based care coordi-nation approaches for childhood asthma. Using a community-based care coordination logic model, pro-grams at each site are described along with program operational statistics. Four sites used three to four com-munity health workers (CHWs) to provide care coordi-nation, whereas one site used five school-based asthma nurses. This school-based site had the highest caseload (82.5 per year), but program duration was 3 months
Collaborative Design and Implementation of a Multisite Community Coalition Evaluation
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