Community-Based Care
Source:
- Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation & C-Change/FHI 360. 2011.
Summary:
- Community health workers (CHWs) — the core of the community strategy
— are expected to mobilize and energize communities to take charge of their
own health. The approach used in this Training Guide harnesses capacity for
improving WASH practices by having CHWs negotiate small doable actions
that individuals and families can take to improve their behavior incrementally
while working toward an ideal practice. This approach is more likely to lead to sustained behavior change by ensuring that families identify feasible but effective actions that they can practice correctly and consistently, thereby improving the likelihood that the practice will be maintained over time. It also supports incremental change; once smaller successes are realized, families feel ready to take on bigger challenges.
Keywords:
Community-Based Care Diarrheal Diseases Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Sanitation/Feces Disposal Small Doable Actions Training Resources
Source:
- Colton T et al. 2006. Community Home-Based Care for People and Communities Affected by HIV/AIDS. A Handbook for Community Health Workers. Watertown, MA, Pathfinder International
Summary:
- This curriculum draws on the experience of
Pathfinder staff who put into practice a model of community home-based care (CHBC) in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. Pathfinder’s CHBC model, piloted by COPHIA in Kenya, emphasizes community mobilization for prevention as well as participation in care and support for those affected by HIV/AIDS. In recent
years, Pathfinder has integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), family planning, and other reproductive health initiatives into its CHBC programs in Kenya and Tanzania.
Keywords:
Community-Based Care Home-Based Care People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) PMTCT (Preventing Mother to Child Trans.) Programming Guidance Training Resources
Source:
- Family Health International. 2004. Research Triangle Park, NC. Family Health
International.
Summary:
- The goal of the workshop is to build participants’ skills in monitoring and planning evaluations of community home-based care programs. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: a) understand the components of community home-based care (CHBC) that need to be monitored; b) develop home-based care (HBC)-specific process indicators; c) identify appropriate monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools; and d) appreciate better the different data uses and how they influence data collection and analysis.
Keywords:
Community-Based Care Home-Based Care Indicators Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Training Resources
Source:
- Fox S et al. 2002. Cape Town, South Africa, POLICY Project.
Summary:
- This report outlines information from a literature review and field research pertaining to the key differences and similarities between the hospice ICHC model and other home-based care models used in South Africa; reviews the core elements of the ICHC model; and highlights best practices of the model.
Keywords:
Best Practices and Lessons Learned Community-Based Care Evidence Base Home-Based Care Hospice
Source:
- Lamptey PR, Gayle HD. 2001. Research Triangle Park, NC, Family Health International
Summary:
- Chapter 25 focuses on providing healthcare for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in resource-constrained countries. Health facilities in these areas often lack the resources to offer high-quality medical care to the general public—much less meet the complex demands of AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. The challenge of improving PLHA’s quality of life requires a more comprehensive or holistic approach—an approach that meets the medical, psychological and social needs of people and families living with HIV. Strategy and policy development can be linked with development of a managed, rational system of care and referral that supports community-based initiatives and implementing agencies should integrate family and community support programs into health, education, agriculture, water and sanitation sectors.
Keywords:
Community-Based Care Healthcare Facilities Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Programming Guidance Sanitation/Feces Disposal
