Community Health Workers Curriculum
Our curriculum trains local individuals as community based providers of primary care. It is separated into 10 modules, covering basic first-aid, management of chronic disease, and illness prevention through public health and education. The curriculum is taught over the course of five days in the classroom. This is followed by five days of practical field experience, including one-on-one clinical skills assessment, and site visits to learn the services provided by other local health care organizations.
The Community Health Workers Handbook is designed to be a training manual as well as a reference book for the cooperadores. The Instructor Handbook and Curriculum is designed to guide instructors in carrying out the training, and includes visual aids and activities that follow the format of the CHW Handbook.
Primary Health Care Field Clinics
Research Projects – Final Reports
Research Interns work with HHI staff and their own academic advisors on all stages of an independent public health research study. Their findings are utilized by HHI to inform program development, and researchers often have the opportunity to present their work at conferences or to build on it for thesis or dissertation topics. Final reports are available for download below.
- Hospital La Maternidad and Health Horizons International: COPE Action and Follow-up Plan Summary
Myriam Scally, MPH&TM, Boston University School of Public Health, DrPH Summer Practicum, 2012 - Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Around Peri-Urban and Rural Water Access and Sanitation During a Cholera Outbreak: A Comparison of Two Communities in the Puerto Plata Region, Dominican Republic
Heidi Sinclair Berthoud, University of Washington, Master of Public Health Thesis, 2012 - Water Access in Pancho Mateo: A Summary of Urgent Water Needs Following a Cholera Outbreak
Heidi Sinclair Berthoud, University of Washington, Master of Public Health Thesis, 2012 - Cervical Cancer Screening: A Needs Assessment
Nicole Pfeiffer, Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, 2012 - Assessment of Perceptions of Factors Related to Non-Communicable Diseases
Tufts University Public Health Team, 2012 - Hypertension Management in the Dominican Republic: Factors Affecting Medication Adherence
Charlene Chang, University of California, Los Angeles, Latin American Studies Program; and Sarah Green, Jefferson Medical College, 2011 - Determining Chronic Disease Prevalence in Selected Communities Surrounding the Monte Llano Region of the Dominican Republic: Documenting and Responding to Epidemiological Transition
Dana Sanderson and Jon Silver, SUNY Downstate Medical School, 2010
