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.
The Value of Community Health Workers in Diabetes Management in Low-Income Populations: A Qualitative Study
To describe community health workers (CHWs) roles in a diabetes self-management intervention. Retrospective qualitative inductive analysis of open text home visit encounter form from Peer Support for Achieving Independence in Diabetes (Peer AID), a randomized controlled trial in which low-income individuals with poorly controlled diabetes received either CHW home visits or usual care. Following visits, […]
Organizational Structure CHW Broad-Based Coalition
CHW Coalition structure to promote the work of CHWs in Utah.
Evaluation Group
Potential areas of evaluation and metrics for the CHW Business Case Project with elements and how those elements will be measured and defined.
Utah Community Health Worker Broad Based Coalition Flyer
List of partners in the Utah CHW Coalition.
Curricula Evaluation Rubric
The purpose of the Curriculum Framework Rating Rubric is to provide a means for assessing current practices related to core competencies/scope of practice, sequence of modules/content, content delivery method, number of hours to completion, cost of training, year program developed, credentials of facilitator(s), evaluation components included, evaluation of program (by CHW working in the field), […]
Community Health Worker Core Skills
CHW core skills list and abilities pertaining to each skill. Includes communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills, service coordination and navigation, capacity building, advocacy, education and facilitation, individual and community assessment, outreach, professional skills and conduct, and knowledge base.