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Episode 50: Enabling and Elevating Community Health Workers across the US: Insights from MHP Salud’s Impact Delivery Approach to Technology - Dimagi

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Enabling and Elevating Community Health Workers across the US: Insights from MHP Salud’s Impact Delivery Approach to Technology

Episode 50 | 56 Minutes

Co-hosts Jonathan Jackson and Amie Vaccaro are joined by MHP Salud’s CEO, Dr. Maggie Dante and Data and Evaluation Analyst, Rachel Udow. MHP Salud is championing Community Health Workers across the US both within their organization and through training and consulting on how to best integrate CHW programs. Over the last decade, MHP Salud has been on a digital transformation journey – leveraging technology to improve service delivery. The conversation unpacks many of the best practices the organization has developed to leverage digital to deliver impact at scale. 

Topics discussed: 

 

  • How MHP Salud has used one technology platform to deepen and improve impact over time
  • MHP Salud’s digitization journey, including expanding use cases of CommCare across programs
  • How the organization has developed the human capacity and processes to support a long term Impact Delivery approach
  • The role of user-centered design and training in successful technology implementation
  • The significance of buy-in from CHWs and creating a culture of validation
  • The integration of technology, including CommCare and Tableau, to improve efficiency and save costs
  • Insights on strategic thinking, recruitment challenges, and long-term sustainability in community health programs

Show Notes

Transcript

This transcript was generated by AI and may contain typos and inaccuracies.

Amie Vaccaro: Tuberculosis ranks as the second most fatal infectious disease after COVID-19. It is a widespread contagion and pervasive public health emergency that requires patients to undergo intensive treatment regimes. The Stop TB Partnership is a hosted entity of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and a collective force that is transforming the fight against TB globally.

Guest: In this episode, you’ll hear from Jackie Huh, one of the initiators behind Stop TB’s Reimagining TB Care initiative, on how it’s addressing the intricate challenges of combating tuberculosis through a comprehensive 360-degree, people-centered approach. We are also joined by Dr. Kelly Collins, co-creator of SureAdhere’s VDOT.

Amie Vaccaro: Tuberculosis ranks as the second most fatal infectious disease after COVID-19. It is a widespread contagion and pervasive public health emergency that requires patients to undergo intensive treatment regimes. The Stop TB Partnership is a hosted entity of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and a collective force that is transforming the fight against TB globally.

Guest: In this episode, you’ll hear from Jackie Huh, one of the initiators behind Stop TB’s Reimagining TB Care initiative, on how it’s addressing the intricate challenges of combating tuberculosis through a comprehensive 360-degree, people-centered approach. We are also joined by Dr. Kelly Collins, co-creator of SureAdhere’s VDOT.

Amie Vaccaro: Tuberculosis ranks as the second most fatal infectious disease after COVID-19. It is a widespread contagion and pervasive public health emergency that requires patients to undergo intensive treatment regimes. The Stop TB Partnership is a hosted entity of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and a collective force that is transforming the fight against TB globally.

Guest: In this episode, you’ll hear from Jackie Huh, one of the initiators behind Stop TB’s Reimagining TB Care initiative, on how it’s addressing the intricate challenges of combating tuberculosis through a comprehensive 360-degree, people-centered approach. We are also joined by Dr. Kelly Collins, co-creator of SureAdhere’s VDOT.

Amie Vaccaro: Tuberculosis ranks as the second most fatal infectious disease after COVID-19. It is a widespread contagion and pervasive public health emergency that requires patients to undergo intensive treatment regimes. The Stop TB Partnership is a hosted entity of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and a collective force that is transforming the fight against TB globally.

Guest: In this episode, you’ll hear from Jackie Huh, one of the initiators behind Stop TB’s Reimagining TB Care initiative, on how it’s addressing the intricate challenges of combating tuberculosis through a comprehensive 360-degree, people-centered approach. We are also joined by Dr. Kelly Collins, co-creator of SureAdhere’s VDOT.

Meet The Hosts

Amie Vaccaro

Senior Director, Global Marketing, Dimagi

Amie leads the team responsible for defining Dimagi’s brand strategy and driving awareness and demand for its offerings. She is passionate about bringing together creativity, empathy and technology to help people thrive. Amie joins Dimagi with over 15 years of experience including 10 years in B2B technology product marketing bringing innovative, impactful products to market.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amievaccaro/

Jonathan Jackson

Co-Founder & CEO, Dimagi

Jonathan Jackson is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dimagi. As the CEO of Dimagi, Jonathan oversees a team of global employees who are supporting digital solutions in the vast majority of countries with globally-recognized partners. He has led Dimagi to become a leading, scaling social enterprise and creator of the world’s most widely used and powerful data collection platform, CommCare.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanljackson/

 

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