Community Health Workers: Building a workforce in Nevada to reduce health disparities and increase access to care
Seq ID: 345DocID: NV1
Authors: Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Year: 2016
State: NV
Website link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwj1mvG2i8joAhXYAp0JHfyCC6wQFjACegQIBBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmed.unr.edu%2FDocuments%2Fmed%2Fstatewide%2Fecho%2Fclinics%2Fpublic-health%2F2015%2FNV%2520CHW%2520PPT%2520for%2520TRAIN%2520Final%2520V0%25204.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0Rwr9VTEZaIhrs3opFx0Ug
Publicly Available: Yes
Certification: CHW roles and scope of practice, Competencies, Training and training programs
Evidence Generation: Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams, ROI and bundled payment successes/challenges
Sustainable Financing: How to engage and work with Medicaid
Workforce Development: General, Training- Content/modes/delivery
Presentation defining CHWs and their roles, recognizing the need for utilizing CHWs to address health disparities, raising awareness of how CHWs can improve the health of underserved communities, improve access and reduce costs, and understanding policy and systems changes to support the integration and sustainability of CHWs into the healthcare system.
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