Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2011)

Cholera Prevention Training Materials for Community Health Workers, Haiti, 2010–2011

  • Anu Rajasingham,
  • Anna Bowen,
  • Ciara O’Reilly,
  • Kari Sholtes,
  • Katie Schilling,
  • Catherine Hough,
  • Joan Brunkard,
  • Jean Wysler Domercant,
  • Gerald Lerebours,
  • Jean Cadet,
  • Robert E. Quick,
  • Bobbie Person

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110806
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 11
pp. 2162 – 2165

Abstract

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Stopping the spread of the cholera epidemic in Haiti required engaging community health workers (CHWs) in prevention and treatment activities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population to develop CHW educational materials, train >1,100 CHWs, and evaluate training efforts.

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