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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 30;8(2):147-149.
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00244. Print 2020 Jun 30.

Learning from Community Health Worker Programs, Big and Small

Stephen Hodgins  1
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Editorial

Learning from Community Health Worker Programs, Big and Small

Stephen Hodgins. Glob Health Sci Pract. .

Abstract

Small, well-implemented, well-evaluated community health worker programs can provide useful insights and inspiration. Testing, learning, and adapting at progressively larger scale can ultimately lead to national-scale programs that achieve sustainable impact.

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  • Costing Analysis of a Pilot Community Health Worker Program in Rural Nepal.
    Nepal P, Schwarz R, Citrin D, Thapa A, Acharya B, Acharya Y, Aryal A, Baum A, Bhandari V, Bhatt L, Bhattarai D, Choudhury N, Dangal B, Dhimal M, Dhungana SK, Gauchan B, Halliday S, Kalaunee SP, Kunwar LB, Maru D, Nirola I, Paudel R, Raut A, Rayamazi HJ, Sapkota S, Schwarz D, Thapa P, Thapa P, Tiwari A, Tuitui R, Walter E, Maru S. Nepal P, et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020 Jun 30;8(2):239-255. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00393. Print 2020 Jun 30. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2020. PMID: 32606093 Free PMC article.

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