https://www.capacityplus.org/taxonomy/term/379/all en https://www.capacityplus.org/increasing-community-health-worker-productivity-effectiveness <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authoring-information"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author&#039;s name:&nbsp;</div> Wanda Jaskiewicz and Kate Tulenko </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-publication-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">September 2012 (All day)</span> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-link"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/10/1/38">Human Resources for Health</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as a critical link in improving access to services and achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals. Given the financial and human resources constraints in developing countries, CHWs are expected to do more without necessarily receiving the needed support to do their jobs well. This article in <em>Human Resources for Health</em> presents policy-makers and program managers with key considerations for a model to improve the work environment as an important approach to increase CHW productivity and, ultimately, the effectiveness of community-based strategies.</p> Community Health Workers Performance Support Productivity Work Environment Productivity Journal Articles Workforce Effectiveness Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:40:28 +0000 Sarah Dwyer 842 at https://www.capacityplus.org