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Engaging community health workers to support home-based care for people with COVID-19 in low-resource settings

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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
  • 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.
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    urn:sha256:7ecd6913a93b83846413ba9a89df9055a16e35586750b8ba5a58fd747864298c
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