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Establishing community-led monitoring of HIV services — Principles and process

UNAIDS (2021) CC
25 February 2021 This technical guidance is a living document that builds on guidelines and reports of the UNAIDS Joint Programme. The definitions contained herein are working definitions that are subject to change. Updates will also be added further to the work of the multistakeholder Task Team on ... more
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Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
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Amref Operational Guidelines For Community Health Workers In The Context Of COVID-19

AMREF Health Africa, Health System Advocacy Partnership (2020) CC
Recognizing the importance of the critical role of community health in disaster management, the Amref health Africa has developed this operational guide to provide policy direction on COVID-19 response at ... more
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Economic Evaluation of Community Based Practitioners In Low-And Middle-Income Countries - A literature review, country case studies and a generalized cost-effectiveness model

global health workforce alliance World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
Community-based strategies play a significant role in many health systems in low- and middle-income countries, especially in light of critical shortages in the health workforce. The term community h ... more
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Enhancing the Role of Community Health Nursing for Universal Health Coverage

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Community health nurses have the potential to make significant contributions to meet the health care needs of various population groups in a variety of community settings. In order to assess the ext ... more
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities

Karen LeBan , Maryse Kok and Henry B. Perry Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an intermediary position between the health system and the ... more
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Ghana National Community Health Worker Training Manual. Module I: Community Health Basics

Ministry of Health, Ghana; World Vision (2013) CC
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Health Promotion Glossary of Terms 2021

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This version of the glossary is substantially changed from the original. Some terms have been omitted, many have been modified in light of practical experiences and the evolution in concepts, and new terms have been added. The list of terms is not intended to be either exhaustive or exclusive, and d ... more
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The legal and regulatory framework for community pharmacies in the WHO European Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2019) C_WHO
Community pharmacists are the health professionals most accessible to the public and are a cornerstone of primary health care. The role of community pharmacists is expanding globally. This report pr ... more
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National guidance and district-level practices in the supervision of community health workers in South Africa: a qualitative study

Assegaai, T. and H. Schneider Human Resources for Health (2019) C1
Supportive supervision is considered critical to community health worker programme performance, but there is relatively little understanding of how it can be sustainably done at scale. Supportive supervision is a holistic concept that encompasses th ... more
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The roles, training and knowledge of community health workers about diabetes and hypertension in Khayelitsha, Cape Town

Tsollekile, L.P.; H. Schneider and T. Puoane Curationis (2018) CC
CONCLUSIONS: The roles performed by CHWs are broad, varied and essential for diabetes and hypertension management. However, basic knowledge about diabetes and hypertension remains poor while training is unstandardised and haphazard. These need to be improved if ... more
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Training and Evaluation of Community Health Workers (CHWs): Towards Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival in an Urban Setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thoko Ndaba1, Myra Taylor, Musawenkosi Mabaso The Open Public Health Journal (2019) C1
CHWs demonstrated social commitment and purpose in the short term observed. The evaluation of the training of CHWs revealed that most demonstrated the necessary skills for referrals to prevent complications, caring for newborns and their mothers at home immediately after discharge from health care c ... more
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Coaching Community Health Volunteers in Integrated Community Case Management Improves the Care of Sick Children Under-5: Experience from Bondo, Kenya

Wandabwa, M.S. ; Kabue M., Kasungami D., et al. , (2018) C1
Shortages of healthcare workers is detrimental to the health of communities, especially children. This paper describes the process of capacity building Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver integrated preventive and curative package of care ... more
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Community-based psychosocial support - Facilitator Manual

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC
The PS Centre has released three publications addressing the need for MHPSS tools and guidance in Ukraine and surrounding countries. The Introduction to Psychological First Aid, presents a training module on basic psychological first aid skills for people affected by the international armed confl ... more
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Community-based psychosocial support - Voluneer Manual

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC
The* Facilitator manual on community-based psychosocial support *and the* Volunteers manual on community-based psychosocial support* provides resources for trainers and participants in key aspects o ... more
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Community-Based Mental Health: A Training Guide for Community Providers

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2023) CC
Mental health problems are common and cause great suffering to individuals and communities around the world. They have a significant impact not only on the physical and mental health of those affected but also on their families and the communities they live in. At the same time, all communities have ... more
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National Community Health Strategy 2017-2022

Government of the Republic of Malawi (2017) CC
The Government of Malawi is committed to improving health and livelihoods in Malawi through community health – the provision of basic health services in rural and urban communities with the participation of people who live there. Historically, ... more
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Home visits versus fixed-site care by community health workers and child survival: a cluster-randomized trial, Mali

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
Despite recent global declines, under-five mortality remains high in many of the poorest countries. Barriers to timely quality care, including user fees, distance to facilities and the availability of trained health workers and medical supplies, hinder progress in further reducing morbidity and m ... more
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Liberia: National Policy and Strategic Plan on Health Promotion 2016-2021

Ministry of Health, Liberia; World Health Organization (WHO) (2016) C_WHO
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Rwanda’s evolving community health worker system: a qualitative assessment of client and provider perspectives

Condo J, et al. Human Resources for Health (2014) CC
This study highlights the challenges and areas in need of improvement as perceived by CHWs and beneficiaries, in regards to a nationwide scale-up of CHW interventions in a resource-challenged country. Identifying and understanding these barriers, and addressing them accordingly, particularly within ... more
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Strengthening the capacity of community health workers to deliver care for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. (2015) C_WHO
Technical brief by the H4+ (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO and the World Bank)
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Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illness

USAID; MCHIP (2014) CC
Documentation of Best Practices and Bottlenecks to Program Implementation in Senegal SUMMARY REPORT Accessed at March 2014
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National Community Health Worker Strategy in Zambia

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2010) C1
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WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health

Anayda Portela, Helen Smith, Cicely Marston World Health Organization (WHO) (2015)
The primary audience for the guideline is health programme managers, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, and policy makers who are responsible for designing maternal, newborn and child health programmes, primarily in low-income settings. The guideline is also aimed at health p ... more
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Zika Virus Prevention and Control

UNICEF; World Health Organization; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2016) C_WHO
A Guidance and Resource Package for Country Offices for Coordination, Planning, Key Messages and Actions
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Namibia: Community - Based Health Care Policy

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2007) C1
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National community-based health planning and services (CHPS) policy

Ministry of Health, Ghana (2016) C1
Acclerating attainment of universal health coverage and bridging the access inequity gap
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National Community Home Based Care Policy and Guidelines

Ghana AIDS Commission (2015) C1
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Uganda: Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhoea - Implementation Guidelines

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; Ministry of Health Uganda (2010) C_WHO
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Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya Toolkit: Adaptation for Latin America and the Caribbean. Community Module

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (2017) C1
The school and a community teaching modules are aimed at preventing vector-borne diseases through community participation. Meanwhile, the interactive toolkit is meant to be help raise awareness on h ... more
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Research Methods for Promotion of Lung Health

D. A. Enarson, S. M. Kennedy, D. L. Miller, et al. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2001)
A guide to protocol development for low-income countries
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Focus on the Right of Children with Disabilities to Live in the Community

European Coalition for Community Living (2006) C1
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Child Community Mental Health Services in Asia Pacific and Singapore’s REACH Model

Choon Guan Lim, Hannah Loh, Vidhya Renjan, Jason Tan and Daniel Fung Brain Sciences (2017) CC
In recent decades, there have been concerted efforts to improve mental health services for youths alongside the challenges of rising healthcare costs and increasing demand for mental health needs. One important phenomenon is the shift from traditional clinic-based care to ... more
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A Guide to Leadership Training in Community Mental Health

The Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre, et al. (2010) CC
For Strengthening Mental Health In Cultural-Linguistic Communities Projects
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Harmonization of community health worker programs for HIV: A four-country qualitative study in Southern Africa

J.-W. De Neve; H. Garrison-Desany; K. G. Andrews; et al. PLOS Medicine (2017) CC
Research Article PLOS Medicine | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002374 August 8, 2017
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Communities Getting Involved: Supporting Community Leadership in the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) CC
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for forcibly displaced persons and the humanitarian organizations working to support them. With restrictions on movement and limited access to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and stateless persons across the globe, UNHCR is s ... more
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Optimizing community health worker programmes for HIV services: a guide for health policy and system support.

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This document synthesizes key elements of the World Health Organization (WHO) normative guidance on health policy and system support for community health worker (CHW) programmes and their application for HIV programmes. Building on relevant elements ... more
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Brochure: Protection and promotion of human rights in mental health

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2023) C_WHO
PAHO advocates for countries to comply with the international conventions they have signed and ratified on health-related issues, and in this specific case, to promote and protect the human rights of people with mental health problems.
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Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Abdel-All, M; Putica, B.; Praveen, D. et al. BMJ Open (2017) CC
Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being tasked to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors in underserved populations in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, little is known ... more
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National Operational Guideline for Community-Based Health Services, 2021

Ministry of Health The United Republic of Tanzania (2021) CC2
Towards Sustainable Community Health and Social Welfare Services Leaving No One Behind. This Operational Guideline for Community-Based Health Services (CBHS) in line with the CBHS Policy Guideline ... more
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Nepal: Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Program

Ministry of Health, Public Health Division (2015) C1
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Interim national guidelines for community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in Ghana

Ghana Health Services; Ministry of Health USAID; FHI360; WHO; et al. (2010) C1
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Individual and Community-Level Predictors of Home Delivery in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Mixed-Effects Analysis of the 2011 Ethiopia National Demographic and Health Survey.

Yebyo, Henock G., Mussie A. Gebreselassie, and Alemayehu B. Kahsay ICF International (2014) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 104.
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Dementia - Toolkit for community workers in low- and middle-income countries

Mercado, S. World Health Organization (Pacific Region) (2018) C_WHO
Guide for community-based management and care of people with dementia Version 1.0 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division of NCD and Health through the Life-Course World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
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Training Guide Community Management Acute Malnutrition Participant Handout
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USAID, FHI360, VALID, et al. (2008) C1
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Management of pneumonia in community settings
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World Health Organization (2004)
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Operational Guidelines For Community Care Centres

National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health &; Family Welfare , Government of India, (2007)
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Policy for Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2012) C1
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ACF – Sierra Leone Case Study: Community Led Ebola Management and Eradication (CLEME) - Trigger Behavioural Change to strengthen community’s resilience to Ebola Outbreaks

Action contre le Faim (2015)
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Turkish Red Crescent: Community Center Project - Needs Assessment Report

Yavc¸an, B. IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross Red Cresent Societies (2015)
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Promoting Rights and Community Living for Children with Psychosocial Disabilities
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
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Best practice guidelines for mental health promotion programs: Refugees

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Toronto Public Health (2012) C1
This resource is the third in a series of online guides for promoting positive mental health across the lifespan. This resource provides health and social service providers (“practitioners”) with current evidence-based approaches in the application of mental health ... more
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Guidelines on Community DOTS Implementation
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National Tuberculosis Control Program, Cambodia Ministry of Health (2004) C1
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Evaluation of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) services at Cambodian development mission for disability (CDMD)

Manjula Marella Centre for Eye Research Australia (2010) CC
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Namibia: Guidelines for Implementing National Policy on Community-Based Health Care

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2009) C1
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Preparedness map for community resilience: Earthquakes - Experience of Japan

Government of Japan, World Bank, GFDRR (2016) C1
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Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies
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Amaya M Gillespie, Rafael Obregon, Rania El Asawi, et al. (2016) CC
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00226; Glob Health Sci Pract December 23, 2016 vol. 4 no. 4 p. 626-646
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Burden of leprosy in Malawi: community camp-based cross-sectional study

K. P Msyamboza, L.Mawaya 2 , H.W Kubwalo, et al. (2012) CC
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2012, 12 :12 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/12/12
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Sierra Leone: National Community Health Worker Policy 2016–2020

Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone (2016) C1
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Strategies & Challenges to Handwashing Promotion in Humanitarian Emergencies

J. Vujcic, L.Blum, and P.K.Ram University of Buffalo (2014) C1
Summary of key informant interviews with representatives of organizations providing, funding, or supporting WASH services to refugee populations
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Towards an AIDS Free Generation. Promoting community-based strategies for and with children and adolescents with disabilities

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2012)
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Compilation of community-based rehabilitation practices in the WHO South-East Asia Region

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for South East Asia (2013) C_WHO
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Parents, Family and Community Participation in Inclusive Education. Webinar 13. Companion Technical Booklet

Meresman, S. UNICEF (2014)
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Cost-effectiveness of a Community-based Rehabilitation Programme in Nepal

Kelsey Vaughan & Aradhana Thapa Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015) CC
This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programme known as Inspire2Care (I2C), implemented in Nepal by Karuna Foundation Nepal. In the absence of any gold standard methodology to measure cost-eff ... more
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WHO Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit Pilot version 1.0
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Communities can play a critical role in suicide prevention. Facilitating community engagement in suicide prevention is an important task. The toolkit is a step-by-step guide for communities to engage in suicide prevention activities and have ownersh ... more
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The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) Project

Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project (2008) C1
The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) project has been established in 2005 to explore diverse leading models or approaches to community mental health service delivery in the ... more
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Preventing suicide: A community engagement toolkit
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World Health Organization WHO (2018) C_WHO
Suicides take a high toll. Over 800 000 people die by suicide every year and it is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds. Most suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries where resources and services, if they do exist, are often scarce and limited for early identification, tr ... more
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Prevention of Depression and Promotion of Resilience. Consensus Paper

Pim Cuijpers, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Bethany Hipple Walters, Ionela Petrea European Union EU (2016) CC
EU Compass for Action on Mental Health and Well-being
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Advancing combination HIV prevention - An advocacy brief for community-led organisations

A. Sharma; L.Davies International HIVAIDS Alliance; UNAIDS; AVAC (Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention) (2016) C2
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Politique Nationale de Promotion de la Santé, Version Finale

Ministère de la Santé, République du Bénin (2008) C2
Politique Nationale de Promotion de la Santé, Version Finale
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A Review of Community Health Worker (CHW) knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to the sexual health of MSM, including existing training materials and manuals in Europe & neighbouring countries

C. Folch; P. Fernández-Dávila; J. Palacio-Vieira; et al. European Commission; Centre d'Estudis Epidemiològics sobre les Infeccions de Transmissió Sexual i Sida de Catalunya (CEEISCAT); European AIDS Treatment Group (2020) C2
Accessed: 07.03.2020 A Review of Community Health Worker (CHW) knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to the sexual health of MSM, including existing training materials and manuals in Europe and neighbouring countries (D5.1) Contract 201 ... more
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement: Positive Practices from Europe during COVID

UNHCR (2020) CC
This paper is an initial compilation of the promising practices on risk communication and community engagement that have developed in Europe during the COVID pandemic, in complementarity to the UNHCR’s Practical Recommendations and Good Practice t ... more
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Manual on community-based mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies and displacement

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
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COVID-19 Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) and the Humanitarian System: Briefing Pack

Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2020) C1
This briefing pack serves this purpose by sharing RCCE/humanitarian coordination experience from country level, feedback from global consultations and addressing frequently asked questions. In parallel, the RCCE Core Group has been working to revise the RCCE Collective Service Strategy. Where possib ... more
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The role of community health workers in COVID-19 vaccination: Implementation support guide

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
This guide is intended to support national governments developing their national deployment and vaccination plans (NDVPs) for COVID-19 vaccines by outlining the roles, needs and opportunities for community health workers (CHWs) to contribute. This n ... more
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Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale, A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers

USAID, MCHIP (2013) CC
Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such programs face and what can be done to make them as effec ... more
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Stratégie et plan d'action sur la promotion de la santé dans le contexte des objectifs de dévelopment durable

Organisation Panaméricaine de la Santé (2019) C_WHO
La Stratégie et plan d’action sur la promotion de la santé dans le contexte des objectifs de développement durable 2019-2030 cherche à renouveler la promotion de la santé grâce à des inter ... more
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Risk communication and community engagement: a compendium of case studies in times of COVID-19

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2022) C_WHO
This collection of case studies on risk communication and community engagement (‎RCCE)‎ from 18 different country/area level public health partners in the WHO European Region provides evidence of numerous results achieved and lessons learned sin ... more
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WHO competency framework, risk communication and community engagement

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
The risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) competency framework is a resource that details the essential behaviours and activities necessary for effective communication and engagement with communities before, during and after public heal ... more
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Risk communication and community engagement readiness and response toolkit: zika virus

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
Toolkit regarding Zika Virus
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Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Community Health Services (2014-2018)

Ministry of Health, Kenya; Community Health Services Unit (2014) C1
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Water Safety Planning for Small Community Water Supplies

World Health Organization WHO (2012) C_WHO
Step-by-step risk management guidance for drinking-water supplies in small communities.
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COTS (Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis) Program Health Promotion Worker Pocket Card
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COTS Program Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis (2011) CC
Proper Sanitation is the only method to success
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Gap Analysis in Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion

Bastable, Andy and Russell, Lucy Oxfam (2013)
The emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) gap analysis project was funded by The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), a program managed by Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA) in partnership with the ... more
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The association of psychosocial health problems with functional disabilities among community members in rural Cambodia

L.V. Thary Cambodian Insittute for Cooperation and Peace (2009) C1
This paper showed a large positive correlation coefficient between psychosocial health problems and dysfunctional abilities among rural community members
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TB HIV Training Manual for Community Health Workers

Arkangelo Ali Association; The Global Fund; UNDP; et al. Arkangelo Ali Association; The Global Fund; UNDP; et al. (2009) C2
First Edition, July 2009 Trainers’ Manual
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Alleviating the Burden of Responsibility: Men as Providers of Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care and Support in Lesotho

Newman C Capacity Project (2009) C2
Capacity Project Gender Research Brief | In Lesotho, as in many other countries, the HIV and AIDS care burden falls on the shoulders of women and girls in unpaid, invisible household and community work. This gender inequity in HRH needs to be addres ... more
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Case Study Methodology to Monitor & Evaluate Community Mental Health Programs in Low-Income Countries

Cohen, A., Eaton, J., Radtke, B., et al. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and CBM (2012) C2
Case Studies Project
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Lessons Learnt Report. Rohingya Emergency Response Community Based Approach

Catholic Relief Services CRS (2018) C1
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An Evaluative Study of Services Provided in Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres in Jordan

Wesam B Darawsheh (2017) CC
Purpose: This research study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the services provided by CBR programmes in Jordan. Method: This was a mixed- methods investigation. A survey was carried out with 47 participants (stakeholders and volunteers) from four CBR centres in Jordan. It comprised 18 que ... more
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Availability and Accessibility of Treatment for Persons with Mental Illness Through a Community Mental Health Programme

Dr. Janardhan N Navaneetham, Shravya Raghunandan, D M Naidu, H Hampanna Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2011) CC
This article describes experiences in implementing a community mental health and development project in a rural district in southern India, including the position of persons with mental illness when the project was initiated, the challenges faced an ... more
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Integrating mental health into public health: The community mental health development project in India

Ng, C.; Chauhan, A. P.; Chavan, B. S.; et al. Indian Journal of Psychiatry (2014) CC
Indian Journal of Psychiatry 56(3), Jul‐Sep 2014; DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.140615
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Mental Health Services in the Community

European Union EU (2018) CC
Good practices in Mental Health and Well-being
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Young people’s participation in community-based responses to HIV

UNAIDS; The Pact; UPROOT; et al. (2019) C2
From passive beneficiaries to active agents of change
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COVID-19 Global Response Risk Communication & Community Engagement (RCCE) Strategy

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC; Unicef; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C2
This strategy, produced by IFRC, UNICEF and WHO, provides an overview of RCCE coordination approach and priorities across the different phases of the COVID-19 preparedness and response
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Regional guiding framework for risk communication and community engagement for the COVID-19 response in theEastern Mediterranean Region/Middle East and North Africa

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) C_WHO
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FIP Reference Guide on Good Pharmacy Practice in community and hospital settings

International Pharmaceutical Federation (2009) CC
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Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience

Melanie Duncan, et al. CAFOD; AfClix; UCL; et al. (2014)
These draft guidelines are designed to encourage humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation (NGO) practitioners to think about the types of scientific information and expertise they may need, how to access and use them, and how to ensure that they are applied in an ethical and accoun ... more
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Integrating severe acute malnutrition into the management of childhood diseases at community level in South Sudan

Emily Keane, Andrea King, Anthony Awira et al. Malaria Consortium South Sudan (2013) C1
Since December 2010, Malaria Consortium has been implementing an innovative approach to community management of severe acute malnutrition, together with an existing integrated community case managem ... more
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Uganda: Facilitator Guide: Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO