A series of seven Lessons learned resource sheets on planning, implementing and evaluating Community Based Worker programs has been published on the Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet website by the Fred Hollows Foundation.
This series of Lessons learned sheets provide key findings from a review of Community Based Workers (CBWs) employed in the Northern Territory (NT) as part of the Trachoma elimination program, conducted by the Fred Hollows Foundation. The information sheets outline practices that work (practice based evidence) for successfully employing CBWs in programs and projects that require a strong link between the community and the program to ensure program effectiveness.
The Foundation commissioned Pandanus Evaluation & Planning Services to undertake a review of the CBW component to inform program improvement. The literature on CBWs was assessed and an audit of current practices and experiences of programs employing CBWs in remote communities, primarily in the NT, was also commissioned. The information sheets are a key result of the review, and are based on the key findings from the review of the international literature and the results of the audit.
To view all of the Lesson Learned resource sheets click on the link or go to:
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources/?lid=30884
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