Community Health Workers as Innovators: Methods and Results from a Tele-Education Pilot for Community Health Workers in Detroit, Michigan

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dc.contributor.authorPrentiss, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorTamler, Ilyssa
dc.contributor.authorPlum, Alex
dc.contributor.authorParke, Dana
dc.contributor.authorZervos, John
dc.contributor.authorTanniru, Mohan
dc.contributor.authorSears, Michele Harrison
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Monica
dc.contributor.authorWisdom, Kimberlydawn
dc.contributor.authorKaljee, Linda
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-29T01:15:55Z
dc.date.available2016-12-29T01:15:55Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-04
dc.description.abstractCommunity health workers (CHWs) have played an important role in improving the health of underserved populations in resource-limited settings. CHWs are trusted in communities that they serve, and are often able to see solutions to community problems that outside persons cannot. Solutions need to be low cost and easily accessible, and address the knowledge gaps among CHWs through appropriate training. Utilizing information technology solutions can be key to increasing access to knowledge for these community agents. This paper outlines the methods and results from a pilot study of the Community Health Innovator Program performed in Detroit, Michigan with a group of community health workers in basic grant-writing training, utilizing an information technology platform. The results will be discussed as a larger response to growing issues in global health and how such platforms can be used and adapted in response to ever-evolving global health challenges.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2017.396
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-0-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/41554
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCommunity health
dc.subjectDetroit Public Health Pilot Study
dc.subjectGlobal health care
dc.subjectInnovation Platform
dc.subjectKnowledge gaps
dc.titleCommunity Health Workers as Innovators: Methods and Results from a Tele-Education Pilot for Community Health Workers in Detroit, Michigan
dc.typeConference Paper
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