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 […]
Creating Safe Spaces: A Community Health Worker-Academic Partnered Approach to Addressing Intimate Partner Violence
Community-academic partnered approaches including community-based participatory research and participatory action research have been suggested as mechanisms to guide re-search and interventions for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), particularly for racial or ethnic minority communities. Community health workers (CHWs) — trusted members of under-resourced communities who promote health equity through individual and community-level activities — have played […]
Organizational Readiness for Community Health Worker Workforce Integration Among Medicaid Contracted Health Plans and Provider Networks: An Arizona Case Study
Understanding and building organizational capacity for system change and the integration of the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce within the healthcare sector requires a supportive organizational culture among sector leaders and providers. The aim of this mixed-methods study was to assess organizational readiness for CHW workforce integration into Arizona Medicaid health systems and care teams. […]
An Analysis of State CHW Certification and Training Program Models
A PowerPoint presentation on a study of certification programs by a CDC staff member, including key informant interviews and a state-by-state survey. Includes background on the nature and role of certification, and selected features of certification programs for all identified states, and case studies from selected states on the process of developing certification.
Studying Executive Directors and Supervisors Views of Organizational and Policy-Level Challenges Faced by Community Health Workers
Within the United States, there is an absence of a national community health worker (CHW) program. There is substantial regional and state-based variability in the population served by CHWs, their disease focus, and availability of training, supervision, and other supports. This article seeks to respond to the call in the literature to work collaboratively with […]
Selected References on Readiness and Integration of CHWs in Health Care
This is a list of references on the topic of readiness and integration of CHWs into Health Care.
Community Health Workers in Time of Crisis: A COVID-19 Case Study
This article focuses on the lived experiences of those implementing community health worker (CHW) programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based in an upper mid-west state, this qualitative case study is bounded by the state-level context and two distinct local case sites—one rural and one urban—and includes the experiences of five CHWs, two program directors, and […]
Community Health Workers in Hawai’i: A Scoping Review and Framework Analysis of Existing Evidence
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in health across Hawai‘i, but the scope of this work is not comprehensively collated. This scoping review describes the existing evidence of the roles and responsibilities of CHWs in Hawai‘i. Between May and October 2018, researchers gathered documents (eg, reports, journal articles) relevant to Hawai‘i CHWs from […]
CHW Reimbursement Model: South Dakota
This presentation outlines South Dakota’s model for reimbursing CHWs, including South Dakota Medicaid’s definition of CHW scope of services, reimbursement rates, training programs, an overview of South Dakota’s Community Health Worker Collaborative, South Dakota’s CHW Planning and Assessment Toolkit, and planned next steps.
Recovery Support Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries with a Substance Use Disorder
Given the opioid epidemic’s considerable effect on Medicaid beneficiaries, policymakers and stakeholders have expressed interest in better understanding how states complement coverage of clinical treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) with payment for recovery support services. Recovery support services are non-clinical services that address psychosocial factors in an individual’s environment and provide emotional and practical […]
