More community health workers needed for cervical cancer ...

We have a shortage of community health workers who are critical in the mobilization of cervical cancer screening as well as other health ...

Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action 2024

Nurses and frontline health workers are at the forefront of efforts to prevent and treat cervical cancer. They are often the first—and sometimes the only—health ...

Supporting the Community Health Workers | Cervical Cancer - CDC

Providing ongoing education for community health workers on cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening recommendations will build their ...

Community Health Worker Intervention to Decrease Cervical Cancer ...

Community health workers, or promotoras, are considered a potential strategy for eliminating such racial and ethnic health disparities. The current study is a ...

Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening

These interventions are typically implemented in communities where people are underserved to improve health and can enhance health equity. Further training and ...

Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening - PubMed

These interventions are typically implemented in communities where people are underserved to improve health and can enhance health equity. Further training and ...

Engaging Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening

Evidence synthesis: A total of 19 studies were included in the final analysis with 3 on breast can- cer, 5 on cervical cancer, 9 on colorectal cancer, ...

The role of community health workers in cervical cancer screening in ...

The most common role for CHWs was to carry out education, outreach, or awareness raising activities (n=14).5 22 24–35 Home-based community outreach programmes ...

Cancer Screening: Interventions Engaging Community ... - health.gov

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends interventions that engage community health workers to increase screening for cervical cancer ...

Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening

Interventions engaging community health workers are recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force to increase cancer screening. These ...

Improving community health volunteers' knowledge on cervical ...

To enhance cervical cancer screening and early detection, it is important that the women access the most critical information on cervical cancer ...

Cervical Cancer: Community Health Workers

Task Force recommends engaging community health workers to increase screening cervical cancer by Pap smear. Read effectiveness and economic evidence.

Training Community Health Workers to Present AMIGAS - CDC

First session: Provide a program overview. Orient community health workers to cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening. Talk about policies ...

Effect of self-collection of HPV DNA offered by community health ...

Offering self-collection of samples for HPV testing by community health workers during home visits resulted in a four-fold increase in screening uptake, showing ...

Task-Sharing Strategy to Achieve Universal Coverage for Cervical ...

A total of 51 HCWs, including doctors, nurses, CHEWs, and CHOs, were trained during the study to provide cervical cancer screening services. After the training, ...

Assessing community health workers' time allocation for a cervical ...

This study objective was to assess the impact of integrating cervical cancer screening and prevention therapy (CCSPT) with family planning (FP) on time ...

Addressing knowledge gaps: the key role of community health ...

Healthcare Providers (HCPs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an essential role in promoting the HPV vaccine and providing education about HPV in ...

The role of community health workers in cervical cancer screening in ...

The roles of CHWs in cervical cancer screening in LMICs have largely to date focused on education, outreach, and awareness programmes, although the ...

Feasibility and anticipated acceptability of community health worker ...

CHW-facilitated HPV self-sampling shows promise of mitigating several barriers to cervical cancer screening. Privacy, time saved, and comfort ...

Recruitment strategies to promote uptake of cervical cancer ...

The definition of CHW varies according to different cultures and healthcare systems. In Cameroon, they are trusted community members, integrated ...