Framing the Integration of Community Health Workers Into Health Care Systems Along Health Care and Community Spectrums



Authors: McCarville, E., Martin, M., Pratap, P., Pinkser, E., Seweryn, S., and Peters, K.
Year: 2021
State: NatDoc: National Document
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Publicly Available: Yes
Evidence Generation: Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams, General other, White papers
Workforce Development: Data sharing between social services and clinical teams, General other (including mention of “employment practices”)

Research calls for community health worker (CHW) integration within health systems, yet there is no agreement regarding what CHW integration is or guidance for how it can be achieved. This study examines factors associated with CHW integration in community and health care settings using a qualitative descriptive multiple-embedded case study of CHW teams at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Data were collected via semistructured interviews/document review and analyzed using thematic coding and quantitative content analysis. Factors associated with higher clinical integration included culture, communication, protocols, and training while higher community integration was associated with accessibility, relationships, and empathy.



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