OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of community health worker (CHW) training on recognition and satisfaction regarding the performance of CHWs among members of the community in Amazonas, Brazil, which is a resource-poor area underserved with regard to medical health-care accessibility. METHODS Baseline and endline surveys concerning recognition and satisfaction with r...

Multiskilled practitioners have been in health care settings for a long time. The form multiskilled practitioners have taken has varied with the cultural, socioeconomic, and technological constructs of the times. Some multiskilled practitioners have come and gone while others, such as the medical assistant and physician assistant, have remained. The complexity and sophistication of skills being...

This paper describes a post-disaster mental health training program developed by the International Section of the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) and delivered in Grenada after Hurricane Ivan struck the country in September 2004. This train-the-trainer program used an integrated community health model to help local health care providers develop the necessary s...

Editorial Child mental health is a goal of high priority for parents in post-modern society, as many stressors may threaten the psychological well-being of the few children that are born in the so-called developed countries. By noting the high prevalence of mental disorders during childhood and adolescence parents are aware how fragile the psychosocial development of their child may be. Aiming ...

In 1980, under the sponsorship of 7 Commonwealth Caribbean governments, a program to train family nurse practitioners was initiated on St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Trainees from Antigua/Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts/Nevis, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines were admitted to the program; these trainees were already district nurse/midwives in their home countr...

BACKGROUND Burnout has been a major concern in the field of occupational health. However, there is a paucity of research exploring the factors related to burnout among Chinese doctors. Investigation of these factors is important to improve the health of doctors and the quality of healthcare services in China. METHODS The study population consisted of 1,618 registered hospital doctors from Lia...

AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of a strategy for teaching neonatal resuscitation on the cognitive knowledge of health professionals who attend deliveries in Ghana, West Africa. METHODS Train-the-trainer model was used to train health professionals at 2-3 day workshops from 2003 to 2007. Obstetric Anticipatory Care and Basic Neonatal Care modules were taught as part of Neonatal Resuscitatio...

In 2010, an interorganizational effort among the American Psychological Association, the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology, and the Council of Chairs of Training Councils, known as the Health Service Psychology Education Collaborative (HSPEC), was initiated to address mounting concerns related to education and training for the professional practice of psychology. Given that professi...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to improve the quality of primary mental healthcare in underserved communities through involvement with the wider primary care team members and local community agencies. METHODS We developed training intended for all GP practice staff which included elements of knowledge transfer, systems review and active linking. Seven GP Practices in four localities ...

background in 2003 the afghan ministry of public health (moph) adopted the integrated management of childhood illness (imci) for delivering child health services in primary care facilities. key problems were subsequently identified: high cost of training, frequent health worker turnover and poor quality of imci implementation by those trained – specifically in the use of job aids and protocols ...