Accompanimeter 1.0: creation and initial field testing of a tool to assess the extent to which the principles and building blocks of accompaniment are present in community health worker programs

• Main Authors: Hector Carrasco (Author), Harriet Napier (Author), David Giber (Author), Stephanie Kang (Author), Mercedes Aguerreberre (Author), Matthew Hing (Author), Vinicius Siqueira Tavares Meira Silva (Author), Mariana Montaño (Author), Henry Perry (Author), Daniel Palazuelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The strategic incorporation of community health workers (CHWs) into health system strengthening efforts is recognized as a critical and high-value approach for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. How to best build CHW programs, however, is...