Title 23 – Health and Safety Chapter 23-64.1 – Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity

Law renames and establishes the minority health advisory committee, defines the purpose of the committee, outlines the powers and duties of the committee, provides a disparities impact and evaluation report, and states that the commission shall make recommendations for the coordination by the department of health, other agencies, organizations and institutions as needed to design […]

Certified Community Health Worker: Job Analysis and Standards

In December 2015, the Rhode Island Certification Board (RICB) set out to conduct a Job Analysis (JA) to define the roles of the Community Health Worker. The mechanism for this study was a focus group. This JA describes the important elements required for a competent Community Health Worker. The results of the JA provide the […]

Promotoras de Salud: Roles, Responsibilities, and Contributions in a Multi-Site Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

There is widespread recognition of the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of promotoras de salud (a Spanish term for community health workers) in health education and outreach among Hispanic communities. Yet there are significant gaps in the literature regarding the preparation, implementation and evaluation of promotoras’ engagement in research. To address this gap, we examine promotoras’ […]