Some research provided robust analyses of the affected population s ’ health inequities and demonstrated how a task shifting intervention redressed those concerns .
Introduction Task shifting interventions have been implemented to improve health and address health inequities .
Little is known about how inequity and vulnerability are defined and measured in research on task shifting .
We conducted a systematic review to identify how inequity and vulnerability are identified , defined and measured in  task shifting research from high-income countries .
Health effectiveness of community health workers as a diabetes self-management intervention
Objective : To evaluate the health effectiveness of community health workers among three groups ( intervention , attentional control and control groups ) of Hispanic adults with uncontrolled ( HbA1c > 8 % ) type 2 diabetes mellitus . Methods : This was a r and omized clinical trial involving 180 English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic individuals with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus , 40–74 years of age , who received diabetes care at an outpatient , public , urban hospital . Repeated- measures analysis of variance was used to evaluate the effect of time and group on the primary outcome measure and secondary outcomes . Group differences in the percentage of participants achieving at least 1 % reduction in HbA1c levels were assessed using chi-square tests . Results : Patients ’ ages ranged from 44 to 74 years , 40 % were male , 97 % preferred Spanish and seven Spanish-speaking countries were identified as country of origin . Relative to the control and attentional control groups , the intervention group showed greater HbA1c reduction from baseline to 12 months and was the group with the highest percentage of participants showing 1 % or more HbA1c reduction . Conclusion : Integration of community health workers improved disease control for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus during the intervention phase . Peer-driven/interactive ways to sustain diabetes control need to be explored
Some research provided robust analyses of the affected population s ’ health inequities and demonstrated how a task shifting intervention redressed those concerns .
Introduction Task shifting interventions have been implemented to improve health and address health inequities .
Little is known about how inequity and vulnerability are defined and measured in research on task shifting .
We conducted a systematic review to identify how inequity and vulnerability are identified , defined and measured in  task shifting research from high-income countries .