Public Comment Notice: Community Health Workers, Perinatal doula, and evidence-based home visiting services
This is a public comment notice from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services stating that the Healthcare Pillar bill, PA 102-0004 was signed by Governor JB Pritzker. This public act provides that Community Health Workers (CHWs), perinatal doula services, and evidence-based home visiting services shall be covered under the medical assistance program, subject […]
Exploring the Role of Community Health Workers in Improving the Collection of Family Health History: A Pilot Study
Community health workers (CHWs) have been successful partners in addressing public health and health care challenges but have yet to be engaged in efforts to promote family health history (FHH) collection. FHH information is a key factor in determining disease risk and supporting screening and prevention across multiple diseases. The collection of FHH information could […]
Team-Based Care to Improve Blood Pressure Control: Recommendation of the Community Preventive Services Task Force
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends team-based care to improve blood pressure control on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in improving the proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure (BP) and reducing systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP). Evidence was considered strong based on findings from 80 studies of team-based care […]
Sunrise Analysis: Regulation of Community Health Workers A Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i
Foreword Our Sunrise Analysis of the Regulation of Community Health Workers was conducted pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2, Senate Draft 1 (2022 Regular Session), which requested the Auditor to conduct a sunrise review of the licensure and regulation of community health workers as proposed under Senate Bill No. 2882, also introduced during the […]
Preserving a Transformative Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce
COVID-19 not only revealed our vulnerability, but also showed us the strength and resilience that exists within our communities and is embodied by community health workers and promotores (CHWs/Ps). We see a trend of more organizations integrating CHWs/Ps into their operations. These institutions can become partners in preserving the health equity roots of CHWs/Ps by […]
Community Health Worker Employer Survey 2020: Evaluation Report
This survey’s intent is to better understand the existing CHW employment environment, providing crucial data data to assist state and local officials, health and human service system representatives, and health and human service payer organizations in understanding the growing array of CHW activities statewide to shape our CHW policy and financing agenda in Michigan. The […]
CMS Approval of Louisiana State Plan Amendment (SPA) TN 22-0003
This is a letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approving a Medicaid State Plan Amendment in Louisiana. This amendment proposes to implement coverage of community health workers (CHW) services to address health related chronic diseases.
Kansas Medicaid: A Primer 2022
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play a substantial role in the Kansas health care system by providing coverage for health services and long-term care for low-income children and families, people with disabilities and older adults. This report includes an overview of Medicaid and CHIP, analysis of recent trends in Kansas, and general […]
Community Health Worker Survey 2021: Final Report
Report of 2021 CHW Survey results. Goals of the survey were to: 1) understand CHWs’ perspectives on the status of the CHW workforce; 2) gather information to help MiCHWA better meet the needs of CHWs and shape its policy and financing agenda; and 3) inform advocacy and policy change efforts related to the CHW workforce.
Community health workers should be worker advocates
CHWs trained in the basics of occupational safety and health are in a unique position to assist workers who are injured or made ill at their place of employment, or who may recognize a workplace hazard, but are unaware of their health and safety rights. CHWs who receive training on the workplace regulatory agencies (OSHA; […]
