Sample Listing for CHW Document Resource Center
This is a sample catalog listing for the document resource center. It is not intended to provide any information about CHWs but is designed to demonstrate the type of information available about each of the documents.
Community Health Worker Institute Announces Inaugural Cohort of the SC Community Health Worker Program
The South Carolina Community Health Worker Ambassadors Program (SC CHW Ambassadors) is an initiative dedicated to advancing the CHW workforce in South Carolina. The SC CHW Ambassadors Program will have a diverse group of Ambassadors to serve each year to provide expertise, advice, and guidance to state-wide partners and fellow CHWs across the state.
Who is a community health worker? – a systematic review of definitions
Objective: To identify the common themes in the definitions and descriptions of CHWs that will aid delineation within this cadre and distinguish CHWs from other healthcare providers. Results: We identified 119 papers that provided definitions of CHWs in 25 countries across 7 regions. The review shows CHWs as paraprofessionals or lay individuals with an in-depth […]
Reciprocity and Career Advancement for CHWs: South Carolina CHW Learning Community Presentation
This presentation examines reciprocity in state CHW certification programs, explores career pathway issues, and plans next steps for the South Carolina CHW Workforce Development Effort.
Documenting Community Health Worker Roles in Primary Care: Contributions to Evidence-Based Integration Into Health Care Teams
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided community health workers (CHWs) with new opportunities, and current efforts develop evidence-based guidelines for CHW integration into clinical teams. This qualitative study documents CHW roles and activities in 3 federally qualified health care centers in southern Arizona. Community health worker clinical roles, activities, and integration varied by […]
Building Community Clinical Linkages Meeting Summary
Meeting notes, record of attendance, and next steps. Some key points: Discussed the differences and roles of the Community Health Team (CHT) vs. HealthEquity Zone (HEZ). The ultimate success of the CHT is the connection, communication and coordination as an extension of primary care. Need to align and break down silos by thinking of CHWs […]
Evaluation of Community Health Workers in Pennsylvania – Presentation
Broad overview presentation of Community Health Workers and preliminary summary of results from a CHW study. This included identifying various types of organizations that use CHWs and how CHWs are utilized in rural counties. Objectives of the research included understanding the growth and labor market for CHW’s, various models of using CHW’s, and addressing barriers […]
SCCHWA Strategic Plan
The South Carolina Community Health Worker Association (SCCHWA) aims to elevate the understanding and use of Community Health Workers in South Carolina. In moving forward, SCCHWA understands the importance of adopting a statewide Community Health Worker Framework and a Strategic Plan to focus efforts. To address this need, SCCHWA Executive Leadership committee members, other association […]
Integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) into Health Care Organizations
Health care organizations increasingly employ community health workers (CHWs) to help address growing provider shortages, improve patient outcomes, and increase access to culturally sensitive care among traditionally inaccessible or disenfranchised patient populations. Scholarly interest in CHWs has grown in recent decades, but researchers tend to focus on how CHWs affect patient outcomes rather than whether […]
Variation in State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification
Workforce development initiatives typically begin with efforts to promote commonly accepted definitions, scopes of practice, and training standards for CHWs, based on understanding how CHWs help improve health outcomes, health equity, and quality of care with demonstrated cost effectiveness. Several states have instituted formal, voluntary certification programs for individual CHWs and CHW training programs. Many […]
