Care Coordination for High-Risk Diabetes Patients
The purpose of this project is to establish a model for care coordination of high-risk diabetes patients that includes community health workers (CHWs) on the team. We aim to build a business case for reimbursement of care coordination that provides sustainable funding for the CHW workforce.
Community Health Outreach Workers Concept Paper
Explains the need for CHWs as bridges between communities and health care delivery systems. These people are first and foremost, members of the community and of the at-risk population most in need of health care services. The challenge is not to prove their theoretical viability, but to demonstrate how they can be most effectively incorporated […]
Career Pathways for a Healthier West Virginia – Summary Proposed grant to US Department of Labor, Education and Training Administration
This project applies workforce development methods to the question “Who will keep the public healthy in the year 2020 and beyond?” It directly addresses woeful inadequacies in how our healthcare delivery system deals with prevention, wellness, and health promotion. In addition, it harnesses the innate cultural competence of the disenfranchised and highest risk members of […]
The Community Health Educator Referral Liaison: A Primary Care Practice Role for Promoting Health Behaviors
Background: Tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and risky alcohol use are leading causes of preventable death. As there are many barriers that prevent primary care clinicians from effectively assisting patients with these behaviors, connecting patients with health behavior resources may reduce these unhealthy behaviors. Methods: A new adjunct role in primary care practice, the […]
History of New River Health Association Outreach Programs
Since 1978 the New River Health Association (NRHA) has operated a community-based primary care program in Fayette County in southern West Virginia. The New Haven, Plateau and Valley districts of Fayette County are medically underserved. NRHA provides services to people in all the life cycle stages by operating a community health center with four locations. […]
Community Health Worker Task Force October 22, 2015 Meeting Summary
The task force had a brief summary of how its work related to the Healthier Washington and had a reminder of the charge of the task force to come up with actionable policy recommendations by December 18. The task force then moved to small group discussion of how CHW education and training could support the […]
Community Health Worker Task Force – Convening Webinar
Workgroup webinar for Healthier Washington and the Task Force’s charge to develop actionable policy recommendations to align the CHW Workforce with the Healthier Washington Initiative.
Building a Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce in Washington State
Document focuses on building a CHW Workforce in Washington State to address the improvement of health overall by building healthy communities and the improvement of chronic illness care through better integration of care and social supports.
Link to August 28, 2015 Webinar
Link to YouTube video of webinar.
Community Health Worker Policy Initiative – Public Health Seattle-King County Final Report of Findings Under Contract PREV2635
This report provides context and some potential directions for several interrelated initiatives by Public Health Seattle & King County (PHSKC) involving Community Health Workers (CHWs). It is based on review of documents and informal interviews with local stakeholders and resource contacts around the country.