Environmental Scan of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Pennsylvania
The Alliance of PA Councils (Alliance) was engaged by the Pennsylvania (PA) Department of Health, Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction – Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, to assess the current CHW environment in the state. Members of the Alliance include Adagio Health in Pittsburgh, Family Health Council of Central PA in Camp […]
Conference Call between Pennsylvania Certification Board, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, and PA Department of Health Notes
Notes from conference call held to find out more information about the PA Certification Board (PBC).
Annotated Planning Group Agenda
Agenda for state forum of CHWs with presentations on CHW Policy and Practice, Managed Care Organizations, on-the-ground models for CHW care, CHWs addressing oral health, improving health through effective, sustainable CHW programs, CHW interventions for emergency departments high utilizers, at the utilization of paramedic partners in the CHW workforce.
Potential Health and Saving Impacts of Community Health Workers (CHWs): A Policy Brief
Unequal health outcomes disproportionately affect minorities and other low-socioeconomic populations. The usage and reimbursement of Community Health Workers (CHWs) throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could potentially preserve resources. Medicaid, the public insurer for many of these individuals, expenditures totaled $20,393,353,134 for FY 2012 in Pennsylvania. Early research concerning return on investment indicated that for a […]
Presentation Q&A
Questions and answers about CHWs, reimbursement, and working with healthcare managers.
Action Template – Training
Workgroup meeting template for training.
Action Template – Employer
Workgroup meeting template for employers best practices.
Action Template – Policy
Workgroup meeting template for policy.
Penn’s IMPaCT program cracked the code of deploying community health workers – and you can, too
Advisory Board webpage describing the IMPaCT program’s ability to deploy CHWs and how others can utilize CHWs to address social determinants of health.
Community Health Worker Support for Disadvantaged Patients with Multiple Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Objectives. To determine whether a community health worker (CHW) intervention improved outcomes in a low income population with multiple chronic conditions. Methods. We conducted a single-blind, randomized clinical trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2013–2014). Participants (n = 302) were high-poverty neighborhood residents, uninsured or publicly insured, and diagnosed with 2 or more chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, […]