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SUMMARY:Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs
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Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at sc
ale through national community health worker programs.
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Despite medical and technological advances\, half of the world&r
squo\;s population lacks access to essential health services\, and ove
r 8.9 million preventable deaths occur every year. There is an acute g
lobal shortage of health workers\, a gap that will grow to 18 million
by 2030. Studies show that training high-performing community health w
orkers can help close these gaps and save more than 3 million lives an
nually.
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In the past few decades\, many community health worker
programs across the world have demonstrated their ability to save liv
es &mdash\; including in the hardest-to-reach areas. Yet despite this
progress\, lessons on how to successfully scale these programs as part
of national primary health systems are not widely shared.
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Thi
s course introduces learners to the core concepts of community health
worker programs\, and explores what is needed to build and strengthen
large-scale programs in order to improve access to high-quality health
services. The curriculum highlights the key components of designing c
ommunity health systems\, addresses common management challenges\, and
showcases lessons learned from a range of contributors &mdash\; from
community-level practitioners to government leaders and other global h
ealth experts. Through case studies of exemplar countries (including E
thiopia\, Bangladesh\, and Liberia)\, participants will learn from lea
ders across the globe how to advocate for\, build\, and optimize commu
nity health worker programs.
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This
course was created by health systems leaders for health systems leader
s. Whether you work in a Ministry of Health\, lead or support a commun
ity health worker program\, mobilize resources and advocate for increa
sed investment in community health\, or you are simply interested in k
nowing what it takes to deliver quality care through community health
worker programs\, learners will have the opportunity to advance their
knowledge and skills to implement critical change. This course can be
taken individually\, but learners are also encouraged to convene their
colleagues from within or across organizations to share insights and
further enhance the learning experience.
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LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:course\, harvard university\, strengthening community\, health worker programs\, systems strengthening\,
URL:https://www.edx.org/course/strengthening-community-health-worker-programs
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