Promotor(a)/Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program History
Promotor(a)/CHW training and certification program history from early development in the mid-1990s to December 2010.
Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Advisory Committee 2013 Annual Report
The Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Advisory Committee is charged with advising DSHS and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on the implementation of standards, guidelines, and requirements; advising DSHS on matters related to the employment and funding of promotores and community health workers; providing recommendations to DSHS for a sustainable […]
Community Health Worker Administrative Rules Summary of Stakeholder Input and Proposed Changes
DSHS conducted a review of the administrative rules regarding the training and certification of promotores(as) or community health workers (CHWs) provide the guidelines for operating the training and certification program; 25 Texas Administrative Code, §§146.1-146.12. The review included extensive stakeholder input from community health workers (CHWs) and CHW networks/associations, members of the Promotor(a)/CHW Training and […]
Reducing Diabetes Disparities Through the Implementation of a Community Health Worker–Led Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
Disparities in prevalence of type 2 diabetes and complications in underserved populations have been linked to poor quality of care including lack of access to diabetes management programs. Interventions utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to assist with diabetes management have demonstrated improvements in patient outcomes. Use of CHWs may be an effective model for providing […]
Integrating Community Health Workers into Primary Care to Support Behavioral Health Service Delivery: A Pilot Study
Abstract: Community health workers (CHWs) collaborating with health care teams improve health outcomes. The feasibility of employing CHWs to support behavioral health in primary care is unknown. We offered experienced CHWs a 48-hour behavioral health training and placed them at health centers. Supervisors received technical assistance to support integration. We interviewed team members to explore […]
H.B. No. 2610
Recommendations related to: maximizing employment of and access to promotores and community health workers to provide publicly and privately funded health care services; and identifying methods of funding and reimbursement, including outline of costs to the state.
2017 Annual Report: Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Advisory Committee April 2018
The 2017 Annual Report of the Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Advisory Committee (Committee) is prepared in compliance with Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 146.3(n).1 The annual report, due to the Executive Commissioner not later than April 1, describes the Advisory Committee’s composition, attendance, accomplishments in 2017, planned […]
Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 146 Rules Regarding Training and Certification of Promotores(as) or Community Health Workers Final
The provisions of this chapter apply to any promotor(a) or community health worker, and instructor, representing that he or she performs or will perform as a certified promotor(a) or community health worker or, trains or will train promotores or community health workers respectively. It also applies to any sponsoring organization that delivers a certified training […]
Texas Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program: Shared Curriculum Report
DSHS and the approved training programs share a deep commitment to ensuring quality continuing education (CE). The potential to share approved curricula between training programs will improve consistency of training and, most importantly, will increase statewide availability of DSHS certified curricula. This will allow a more diverse selection of courses offerings for CHWs and instructors […]
Texas Community Health Worker Study Report to the Texas Legislature
The Texas Community Health Worker (CHW) Study (Study) report was developed by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), with support from research conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Institute for Health Policy (UTHSCH-SPH), in response to the […]