Community Health Workers in Rhode Island: Sustaining a growing public health workforce in the pandemic and beyond
This is an updated study of Rhode Island’s Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce. The first qualitative study was released in January 2018, and this updated body of work was released in January 2021. Rather than attempting to revisit and update the original report, we wanted to build on it by exploring three sets of essential […]
Community Health Workers in Enhanced Care Management and In Lieu of Services: A Model of Care Resource
This document was developed as a resource for Managed Care Plans completing the CalAIM Model of Care Template. The chart that follows indicates the potential role that community health workers (CHWs) contracted via established local organizations can play in the Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Core Services and In Lieu Of Services (ILOS). This document provides […]
Community Health Workers as Organizational Representatives in Clinical Settings Roundtable
Community health workers (CHWs) are recognized for their ability to serve as a bridge between communities and the health care system. Given CHWs’ deep community connections, their bridging function is mainly seen as a conduit for community members to access health care and there is limited discussion of CHWs as members of a health care […]
Community Health Workers and Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal: Resource Package #4
This resource provides a framework for MCPs, partners, and CHW/Ps to share perspectives and solutions. It highlights ► Program design and development considerations ► Partnership development between MCPs and organizations that employ CHW/Ps, such as providers andCBOs ► ECM and ILOS roles in coverage and financing for CHW/Ps ► Estimating financial requirements of a program, […]
Community Health Workers & Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal: Resource Package #3
This third resource package, Data and Evaluation Considerations for CHW/Ps: Supporting Medi-Cal Member Health and Social Care Integration, highlights these topics: ► Evidence to support CHW/P interventions and the return on investment in programs that employ CHW/Ps ► Goals and considerations for designing programs with CHW/P partners ► CHW/P roles in data collection and information […]
Community Health Workers & Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal: Resource Package #2
This second resource package, Training Approaches for CHW/Ps to Support Medi-Cal Members, highlights the following topics: ► Training for CHW/Ps, employers, and organizational leaders ► Considerations for MCPs and their partners regarding training CHW/Ps, their supervisors, and their organizational leaders and colleagues who collaborate with them ► Collaboration with partner organizations on CHW/P training efforts ► […]
Community Health Workers & Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal: Resource Package #1
This first resource package, The Role of CHW/Ps in Health Care Delivery for Medi-Cal Members, highlights: ► CHW/P roles, core competencies, responsibilities, and the differences between them ► Strategies MCPs and their partners can use to design CHW/P programs and recruit and hire CHW/Ps ► Considerations for collaborating with partner organizations on CHW/P programs ► […]
Community Health Workers & Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal: Project Newsletter #3
For this third project newsletter, we spoke with leaders from two organizations that have used data to demonstrate the value of community health workers and promotores in terms of both health outcomes and cost savings. Each organization is based in California but serves multiple states.
Community Health Worker/Promotores Action Plan (Draft)
This action plan draft outlines the goals for CHW/Ps in California with detailed objectives, activities, anticipated outcomes, timelines, and evaluation methods.
Community Health Worker Training Curricula and Intervention Outcomes in African American and Latinx Communities: A Systematic Review
In recent years, community health workers (CHWs) have emerged as key stakeholders in implementing community-based public health interventions in racially diverse contexts. Yet, little is known about the extent to which CHW training curriculums influence intervention effectiveness in marginalized racial and ethnic minority communities. This review summarizes evidence on the relationship between CHW training curricula […]
