CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.
As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i
Engaging community health workers to support home-based care for people with COVID-19 in low-resource settings
-
Sept. 16, 2020
Details:
-
Corporate Authors:
-
Description:Updated Sept. 16, 2020
Document purpose: This document provides suggestions for how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can support home-based care in low resource settings, including different actions CHWs can implement to support patients, their families, and their communities during COVID-19, and how to identify which people are eligible for home-based care. These suggestions can be adapted to follow national or local guidelines and to account for local context.
Intended audience: These considerations are intended for program managers and other public health officials supporting COVID-19 efforts in Country Offices working with CDC global programs in low-resource settings. CHW programs may vary in structure, organization, and scope. CDC Country Offices may be working with governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and community- or faith-based organizations may manage or implement CHW programs.
-
Content Notes:Document Purpose -- Intended Audience -- CHW Level of Support for COVID-19 Activities -- Operationalization of CHW support for home-based care -- Safety of Community Health Workers -- How Community Health Workers can support home-based care -- Resources.
-
Subjects:
-
Document Type:
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
[PDF-271.59 KB]
