Table 1.
Phases of community health worker training and deployment using the Sharing Histories teaching/learning method
Phase I | CHW share memories of experiences in the first 1 000 days of each of their children |
Phase II | Cultural beliefs and practices are listed and discussed with a facilitator |
Phase III | Key behaviors on picture cards (flipcharts) are learned in the context of shared memories |
Phase IV | CHW practice teaching mothers with picture cards (flipcharts) and sharing histories |
Phase V | CHW visit pregnant mothers, newborns, and children to teach, monitor, and refer |