BC healthcare stakeholders can order full hard copies of these handbooks by contacting OHSAH, or ordering copies online (per facility limits may be in effect). Please note that OHSAH charges for product orders from out-of-province or non-healthcare organizations. Contact OHSAH for pricing information.
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Home & Community Care Risk Assessment Tool Resource Guide
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This guide is both a user manual and resource book for the home and community care risk assessment tool. Both were developed for OHSAH’s study “Improving the Health of Community Health Workers” in which use of the Risk Assessment Tool and resource guide was associated with reduced injuries in participating community health workers.
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risk-assessment-tool.pdf
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Home & Community Health Worker Handbook |
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Providing home support and assisting with the activities of daily living
in a client’s home can present special health and safety challenges. As home and community health workers, many of the tasks you perform put you at risk of injury. This handbook helps you to:
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chw-handbook.pdf |
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Project Focus: Improving the Health of Community Health Workers |
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Results of a study involving six home and community care
agencies to evaluate various interventions as effective measures for reducing the risks for community healthcare workers. With an aging population and a trend away from institutionalized care for disabled persons, community based healthcare has become an important part of the healthcare industry. | |
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homecare-projectfocus.pdf
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