The community health apprentices project – the outcomes of an intermediate labour market project in the community health sector

South, Jane; Jackson, Katherine; Warwick-Booth, Louise

doi:10.1080/13668803.2010.506027

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“…In terms of health and wellbeing, it is clear that the HT role has 'touched' the lives of many people from disadvantaged communities across England [5,7,53], with the benefits also extending to HTs and their own families [38,43,55]. The review has illustrated, however, the ambiguity [66] tensions and contradictions [67,68] associated with HTs' roles, occupational identity, and integration into the wider PH workforce.…”

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“…For example, HTs reported a sense of accomplishment when helping the health and wellbeing of community people [5,7,53] and expressed appreciation of the skills, experience and knowledge they gained [51]. They have also reported increased levels of self-confidence and self-esteem and a sense of fulfilment [54]; these aspects have enhanced HTs' confidence levels and employment progression [38,51,55]. To date, there has been limited research exploring the lived or embodied experiences of the HT role using an advanced qualitative inquiry.…”

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The Occupational Role of the Lay Health Trainer in England: A Review of Practice

Williams¹,

Middleton²,

Allen‐Collinson³

et al. 2016

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Health Trainers constitute an emergent occupational group in the Public Health system in England with the key purpose to reduce health inequalities by helping or 'nudging' people in local communities to adopt healthier lifestyles. Whilst primarily supplying health-related information and support regarding smoking cessation, diet, alcohol, physical activity and mental wellbeing issues, the role also requires awareness of, and sensitivity toward the specific needs of local communities. This literature review charts current research on the occupational context of the Health Trainer role since its implementation in the English Public Health system. It provides a critical examination of current literature whilst highlighting the theoretical basis of Health Trainers' roles, the potential boundary-crossing nature of their work, along with professional development issues.

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The Occupational Role of the Lay Health Trainer in England: A Review of Practice

Williams¹,

Middleton²,

Allen‐Collinson³

et al. 2016

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“…Beyond this policymaker's desire to target the excluded, however, there was little indication in official documentation as to which groups should be prioritised for such activity. This is in contrast to schemes that usually prioritise groups for attention, such as those on long term incapacity benefits or those in disadvantaged urban areas (see Lindsay et al 2007, South et al 2011 and for whom progression might be seen as risky (Ray et al 2010).…”

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“…Whilst New Labour stand accused of laying the foundations of WF and increasing welfare conditionality (Newman 2011), during New Labour's period of office there were a number of small scale initiatives which encouraged a different approach from employers and communities to welfare to work policies (see Lindsay et al 2007, Houghton 2008, Fuller et al 2010, South et al 2011. The study of two such schemes led Lindsay et al (2007) to argue that whilst there was no demonstrable shift to a coherent, HCD-oriented approach in the UK, progress was being made towards a hybrid system which promoted 'some (original italics) forms of HCD' (p. 557).…”

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Creating sustainable employment opportunities for the unemployed

McBride

Mustchin

2013

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Creating sustainable employment opportunities for the unemployed This article addresses challenges associated with creating sustainable employment opportunities for the unemployed and encouraging employer engagement in skills development and utilisation more generally. Survey and case study analysis of an initiative introduced by New Labour in the National Health Service England (NHS) provides evidence of employer reluctance to engage with a policy which addresses social exclusion and unemployment. Reasons are presented for this policy to implementation gap. This behaviour, in a buoyant economy, underlines a broader concern that voluntarism will be insufficient in the current economic climate to encourage employers more generally to adopt longer-term workforce development strategies. This reluctance to engage is compared with those NHS employers who were motivated to develop intermediate labour markets for the unemployed with explicit links to their internal labour markets, thereby providing opportunities for work experience and job progression. Implications are drawn from these contrasting behaviours as to how the state can encourage more employers to adopt progressive practices.

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“…Together with a mixed and diverse nomenclature to characterize workers or volunteers (eg, HIV prevention worker, outreach worker, sexual health worker, health promoter, peer counselor, volunteer, health educator), this has led to a somewhat fractured and unstable workforce. For instance, in Europe the term "community health worker" (or "CHW") is rarely used; instead, a plethora of disparate terms take its place (eg, [17][18][19]), which vary across organizations and countries. These definitional uncertainties result in a poor understanding of the precise nature of CHW work, practices, roles, knowledge, skills, and needs [3,20].…”

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Nonclinical Sexual Health Support for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a European Community Health Worker Online Survey (ECHOES)

Sherriff¹,

Huber²,

McGlynn³

et al. 2020

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background The term “community health worker” (CHW) can apply to a wide range of individuals providing health services and support for diverse populations. Very little is known about the role of CHWs in Europe working in nonclinical settings who promote sexual health and prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Objective This paper describes the development and piloting of the first European Community Health Worker Online Survey (ECHOES) as part of the broader European Union-funded ESTICOM (European Surveys and Trainings to Improve MSM Community Health) project. The questionnaire aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of CHWs providing sexual health services to gay, bisexual, and other MSM in European settings. Methods ECHOES comprises three superordinate domains divided into 10 subsections with 175 items (routed) based on a scoping exercise and literature review, online prepiloting, and Europe-wide consultation. Additional piloting and cognitive debriefing interviews with stakeholders were conducted to identify comprehension issues and improve the clarity, intelligibility, accessibility, and acceptability of the survey. Psychometric properties, including internal consistency of the standardized scales used as part of the survey were examined. The final survey was available to 33 countries in 16 languages. Results Recruitment closed on January 31, 2018. Data from 1035 CHWs were available for analysis after application of the exclusion criteria. The findings of the ECHOES survey and the wider ESTICOM project, are now available from the ESTICOM website and/or by contacting the first author. Conclusions The findings of this survey will help characterize, for the first time, the diverse role of CHWs who provide sexual health services to gay, bisexual, and other MSM in Europe. Importantly, the data will be used to inform the content and design of a dedicated training program for CHWs as part of the larger ESTICOM project and provide recommendations for MSM-specific strategies to improve sexual health in general and to reduce the incidence and prevalence of HIV, viral hepatitis, and other STIs in particular. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR1-10.2196/15012

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The community health apprentices project – the outcomes of an intermediate labour market project in the community health sector

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

The Occupational Role of the Lay Health Trainer in England: A Review of Practice

The Occupational Role of the Lay Health Trainer in England: A Review of Practice

Creating sustainable employment opportunities for the unemployed

Nonclinical Sexual Health Support for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a European Community Health Worker Online Survey (ECHOES)

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