Utilization of Z Codes for Social Determinants of Health among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries
Z codes are a set of ICD-10-CM codes used to report social, economic, and environmental determinants known to affect health and health-related outcomes. Z codes are a tool for identifying a range of issues related – but not limited – to education and literacy, employment, housing, ability to obtain adequate amounts of food or safe […]
Kentucky Department for Public Health: Medicaid Community Health Worker Pilot Program Proposal
The purpose of this pilot project is to support existing evidence that Community Health Workers play an integral role in health care teams. Additionally, this project aims to demonstrate the impact that Community Health Workers have on health outcomes for Kentuckians as well as healthcare associated costs.
A Community Participatory Approach to Identify Common Evaluation Indicators for Community Health Worker Practice
Substantial evidence supports community health workers’ (CHWs) contributions to improving health and reducing inequities. Common evaluation indicators can strengthen the evidence base and support the profession. We describe the development of a 6-year community–academic partnership to identify common CHW process and outcome indicators. Methods include interviews, focus groups and a survey conducted in Michigan, a […]
Action to Improve Social Determinants of Health: Outcomes of Leadership and Advocacy Training for Community Residents
Racial and ethnic disparities remain a public health problem and are largely due to social determinants of health (SDOH). Using an adapted 36-hour community health worker (CHW) curriculum, we trained 42 lay community residents in New Orleans, Louisiana, neighborhoods experiencing disparities in leadership and advocacy skills to address SDOH. Six months post training, 29 participants […]
Background Information: Washington State CHW Workforce Development Project
This document is intended to support the Washington State Department of Health’s efforts around community health worker (CHW) workforce development. The table summarizes 18 states’ CHW training standards and alignment with the core competencies set forth in the 2016 CHW Core Consensus (C3) Project recommendations. The resources and points of contact in the table were […]
Evaluation and Outcomes of Community Health Worker Programs
Overview of key components of CHW Program evaluation
SIM CHW Initiative Workplan 2019
An overview of focus areas and activities of the Connecticut State Innovation Model Community Health Worker Initiative.
Adopting a Community Resource and Referral Platform: Considerations for Texas Medicaid Stakeholders
Medicaid programs across the country are working to address the non-medical drivers of health (DOH) and improve outcomes for their members; however, coordination of medical and non-medical services can be challenging. Community resource and referral platforms can support this type of coordination by supporting screening, providing a directory of non-medical services, and facilitating the referral […]
Community Health Worker (CHW) Movement in Hawai‘i: Moving Towards a CHW Association
This editorial presents the perspectives of allies – a group of governmental, university and public health organizations that support the creation of a professional association for CHWs in Hawai‘i. We support the efforts of CHWs as they organize and move towards establishing a professional association. Hawai‘i CHWs have held monthly meetings starting in 2017 to […]
California Federally Qualified Health Center Alternative Payment Model: Implementation Guide
The California Federally Qualified Health Center Alternative Payment Model (FQHC APM) is a proposed initiative of the California Department ofHealth Care Services (DHCS). The FQHC APM is designed to move away from the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) payment system, which rewards the volume of services provided, to a model that rewards high-quality and cost-effective care that […]
