CHW Job Description
Provides job description of CHWs – In a synergistic, team-oriented manner, advocates, facilitates and organizes access to health and social services with/for an identified community to improve the health and well-being of community members.
New Jersey Basic Standard Curriculum for Community Health Workers Summary of Learning Objectives
Summary of the learning objectives for the New Jersey basic standard curriculum for CHWs. Provides a description of the curriculum including discussion of CHW roles, determinants of health, interpersonal communication, agencies in the community, methods of outreach, stress management, community and client assessments, cultural context, care coordination, financing, organization, advocacy and teamwork, and legal and […]
Community Health Workers Recruitment from Within: an Inner-city neighborhood-driven framework
Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of and/or have an unusually close understanding of the community served (APHA 2009). Among other roles, they are effective in closing critical communication gap between healthcare providers and patients as they possess key abilities to overcome cultural barriers, minimize disparities, and […]
New Jersey Community Health Worker Program Presentation
Presentation from New Jersey CHW partnership program of the HIV planning group.
Assembly, No. 2196 – An Act establishing the New Jersey Community Health Worker Program
Establishes “New Jersey Community Health Worker Program” in DOH to facilitate linking medically underserved communities with health care resources.
Community Health Workers: Connecting, Educating, and Supporting Patients
Factsheet detailing the role of CHWs in the community and in the healthcare system. New Jersey has not yet integrated CHWs into care teams. In order for the CHW workforce to fully contribute to the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes, the state must develop the profession and create pathways to sustainable reimbursement.
Advisory Council Meeting Minutes July 21, 2006
Meeting minutes from the New Jersey Community Health Worker Institute relating to HRSA objectives, a CHW job description, a report on labor market data collection, and planned continuing education workshops.
Standards and Credentialing Meeting Minutes November 8, 2005
Meeting minutes from the New Jersey Community Health Worker Institute 11/08/05 meeting regarding involvement of the CHW state association/network, skill standards, and options of formal credentialing of CHWs.
7.29.5. Certification of Community Health Workers
The objective of this rule is to implement the Community Health Workers Act. This rule governs the voluntary certification of community health workers (CHWs) in New Mexico.
24-30-1. Community Health Workers Act
New Mexico statutes for CHWs including adaptation of a voluntary certification program, establishment of standards for continuing education, and procedures for disciplinary action.