Publications
News articles
2025
Sec of State for Health, Minister Alexandre Padilha, visits Westminster CHWWs link to article
Daily Telegraph on Community Health Workers in the NHS link to article
Daily Mail article on Community Health Workers in the NHS Link to article
The Guardian article on Community Health Workers in the NHS Link to article
The Guardian editorial on Community Health Workers in the NHS link to article
The Independent article on Community Health Workers in the NHS link to article
2020
Camden New Journal on the adoption of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy Westminster link to article
Blogs
Marcus McAlister. Learning across continents: reflections from Brazil’s Community Health Workers.
Resident Case Study – Barry’s journey to a warm home
Adeye Kesete. Learning from Duque de Caxias: CHWW reflections
Maureen Emereonye. My Journey with Brazilian Community Health and Wellbeing Workers
Julie Pollard. Julie’s CHWW Journey in Cornwall
Donna Rowe. Donna’s journey through the NHS.
CHWW 2025: Driving Community Impact Across Cornwall
CHWW Conference Blog, Sept 2024
Marcus McAlister. Community Health and Wellbeing Workers in Cornwall
Podcasts, Interviews and Videos
GP Online podcast on role of Community Health Workers in NHS. link to podcast
NAPC Podcast – Episode 1 – Hear from Dr Nav Chana and Dr Matthew Harris about the principles that make the CHWW programme so special – https://soundcloud.com/user-227914318/community-health-and-wellbeing-workers
NAPC Podcast – Episode 2 – Hear from Dr Nav Chana and Dr Matthew Harris about the implementation of the Brazilian model in Westminster – https://napc.co.uk/community-health-and-wellbeing-workers-episode-2/
NAPC Podcast – Episode 3 – Hear from the CHWWs from the pilot.- https://napc.co.uk/community-health-and-wellbeing-workers-episode-3/.
NAPC Podcast – CHWWs in Cornwall – https://napc.co.uk/community-health-and-wellbeing-workers-in-cornwall-podcast/
Podcast – Disclaimer for Disney/Lucasfil–Community, Health and Capital @ 19 Hills – Apple Podcasts
Podcast – The community worker scheme from Brazil that could be part of the 10-Year Health Plan
Podcast – Is ‘Do With’ the essence of neighbourhood health?
US Commonwealth Fund on Brazilian Family Health Strategy US Commonwealth Fund podcast on Brazil
Academic publications
2026
- Moores A, Harris M, Junghans Minton C. How do Community Health and Wellbeing Workers improve health and wellbeing for residents of Westminster? Report for the NAPC
- Evaluation Reports for CHWW’s in South West London
- Nair P, Junghans Minton C, Kay M, Harris M, Majeed A and Hayhoe B. Transforming dementia care pathway: why shifting to a universal, comprehensive, proactive, local, and integrated model is imperative to improve outcomes. Frontiers in Dementia Care (2026) 12 January
- Junghans Minton C, Baskin C, Schmid J, Harris M. Safeguarding planetary health: the contribution of community health workers to climate stability, global equity, and social justice. The Lancet Primary Care (2026) 2(2)
- Jatoba A, Junghans Minton C, Rodrigues de Carvalho P et al. Brazil’s community health workers inform primary care reforms in England. Nature Health (2026) 1:381-383
- Costa Marinho M, Aldossary H, Nair P, et alFrom Brazil to the UK and back: Bidirectional learning through community health worker partnerships, BMJ Leader 05 March 2026
- Riley, A., Doughty, H., Hill, J.E. et al. Barriers to and facilitators of the implementation of Community Health Worker programmes in high-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res (2026)
- Cornall & IoS Return on Nvestment CHWW report 2024-2025
2025
- Macinko J, Harris M, Giugliani C, Junghans Minton C, de Wet K, Wouters E. The international importance and impact of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy:health system learning and adaptation in the UK, Angola, Belgium and South Africa. Ciencias e Saude Coletiva. 2025 (0154)
- Riley A. A comparative case study process evaluation of three Community Health and Wellbeing Worker pilots in England
- Nsiah I, Junghans C, Taddese HB, Dentschuk A, de Mesquita AB and Ball M (2025) Giving justice to listening: exploring the impact of a novel dialogical approach to mental wellbeing on healthcare staff. Front. Psychol. 16:1576278
2024
- Polley M, Elnaschie S and Seers H. Demonstrator project report of Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing® , demographic data and outcome measures analysis for the CHWW project – Year One. Meaningful Measures, 2024
- Tredinnick-Rowe J, Byng R, Brown T, Chapman D. Piloting a community health and well-being worker model in Cornwall: a guide for implementation and spread. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Oct 15;25(1):367
2023
- House of Lords, Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee. Patients at the centre: integrating primary and community care. Report of Session 2023–24
- Junghans C, Antonacci G, Williams A, Harris M. Learning from the universal, proactive outreach of the Brazilian Community Health Worker model: impact of a Community Health and Wellbeing Worker initiative on vaccination, cancer screening and NHS health check uptake in a deprived community in the UK. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Oct 12;23(1):1092
- Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation. Low-Cost Solutions from Low-Income Countries
2022
2021
2020
- Haines A, Barros E, Berlin A, Heymann D and Harris M. National UK programme of community health workers for COVID-19 response. The Lancet (2020) 395 (10231):1173-1175
- Younan HC, Junghans C, Harris M, Majeed A, Gnani S. Maximising the impact of social prescribing on population health in the era of COVID-19. J R Soc Med. 2020 Oct;113(10):377-382
2018
2015
- Watt H, Harris M. Noyes J, Whitaker R, Hoare, Z, Tudor Edwards R and Haines A. Development of a composite outcome score for a complex intervention – measuring the impact of Community Health Workers. BMC Trials (2015) 16:107
- Macinko J, Harris MJ. Brazil’s family health strategy–delivering community-based primary care in a universal health system. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2177-81.
2014
2013
2011
2010
- Rocha R and Soares R. Evaluating the impact of community based health interventions: evidence from Brazil’s Family Health Program. Health Economics (2010) 19:126-158
- Macinko J, de Oliveira VB, Turci MA, Guanais FC, Bonolo PF, Lima-Costa MF. The influence of primary care and hospital supply on ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations among adults in Brazil, 1999-2007. Am J Public Health. 2011 Oct;101(10):1963-70
- Harris M, Haines A. Brazil’s Family Health Programme. BMJ. 2010 Nov 29;341:c4945. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4945
