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Monterey County Community Health Workers Convening: Recent Developments & Future Opportunities

Year:
2019
State:
CA
Website Link:
Publicly Available:
Yes
Billing and Reimbursement:
Certification:
Lessons learned from other states
Evidence Generation:
Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams, Evidence-based interventions
Policy:
Sustainable Financing:​
Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams, ROI and bundled payment successes/challenges
Workforce Development:
CHW training programs (not cert.), General other (including mention of “employment practices”), Recruiting and convening CHWs stakeholders, Training- Content modes delivery

Summary

Conference agenda for May 2019.  Convened by Monterey county health department and UCSF. Learning objectives included:

  • Understand the local and national CHW landscape
  • Understand CHWs’ return on investment (ROI) in clinical and community settings
  • Understand CHWs’ contributions to health equity
  • Understand the successes and challenges of utilizing CHWs in the region
  • Co-create the future of CHWs for the region