Training Community Residents to Address Social Determinants of Health in Under resourced Communities
Describes the implementation and initial evaluation of a community health leadership program that was adapted from an existing CHW training curriculum and designed to bolster the capacity of lay community residents in New Orleans, Louisiana, to make improvements in the structural and social conditions that affect health.
Workforce Development in Maryland to Promote Clinical-Community Connections that Advance Payment and Delivery Reform
Summary: Promoting clinical-community linkages is at the heart of Maryland’s efforts systematically to transform health care delivery, with community health workers (CHW) playing a central role. This article describes how Maryland is using the evidence-base on CHW effectiveness and training to develop a workforce capable of most effectively connecting communities with care.
Cancer Screening: Interventions Engaging Community Health Workers – Cervical Cancer
Community Preventive Services Task Force Finding and Rationale Statement – cervical cancer
Cancer Screening: Interventions Engaging Community Health Workers – Breast Cancer
Community Preventive Services Task Force Finding and Rationale Statement – Breast Cancer
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a cluster-randomized, culturally tailored, community health worker home-visiting diabetes intervention vs standard care in American Samoa
Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the DCAS intervention against standard care using a RCT in a low-resource setting.
Community Health Worker Roles in Core Local Public Health Services
Description of the roles of community health workers in Minnesota local public health services
An Exploration of Patient Navigation and Community Health Worker Activities Across National Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs
Content analysis examining NCCCP action plans to assess the extent to which jurisdictions report engaging in PN and/or CHW activities.
AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol- Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases
Assesses the current state of evidence of the processes, risks, benefits, and implications of CHW certification and clarifies future research or evaluation needs.
Improving Adherence to Care Recommendations Using a Community Health Worker (CHW) Intervention with the Pediatric Medical Home
Identifies domains of CHW-delivered support that assist families with adhering to pediatric care and identifies predictors of successful completion of an enriched medical home intervention (EMHI) using trained CHWs making home visits
Measuring the Developing Therapeutic Relationship Between Pregnant Women and Community Health Workers Over the Course of the Pregnancy in a Study Intervention
Test of the Scale to Assess the Therapeutic Relationship in Community Mental Health Care psychometric properties within a CHW-led study involving pregnant and postpartum women
