Community Health Worker Clinical Integration Toolkit – Incorporating CHWs into Care Teams and Clinical Processes: Strategies
State: NatDoc: National Document
Website link: https://mhpsalud.org/portfolio/chw-clinical-integration/
Publicly Available: Yes
Certification: Competencies
Evidence Generation: Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams, General other, Results from pilots studies etc. that aren't published in formal literature
Sustainable Financing: Including community-based CHWs, Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams
Workforce Development: CHW training programs (not cert.), Data sharing between social services and clinical teams, General other (including mention of “employment practices”), Outreach campaigns to identify CHWs, Recruiting and convening CHWs stakeholders
The purpose of this toolkit is to illustrate different strategies for incorporating CHWs within Care Teams. Additionally, it will provide real-life case studies from various health entities throughout the nation to support the success of the implementation of these strategies.
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