The Community Health Worker (CHW) Common Indicators Project: Engaging CHWs in Measurement to Sustain the Profession
Despite progress in documenting the outcomes of Community Health Worker interventions, the lack of standardized measures to assess CHW practice has made it difficult for programs to conduct reliable evaluations, and impossible to aggregate data across programs and regions, impeding commitment to sustainable, long-term financing of CHW programs. In addition, while CHWs have sometimes been […]
“Nothing About Us Without Us”: Best Practices Learned Through Supporting Community Health Workers in Hawai’i Nei and and Beyond
The purpose of this editorial is to illustrate important lessons that we have learned while working as community health workers (CHWs), or with CHWs, over the past 20 years nationally and in Hawai‘i. We describe our personal and professional encounters with the CHW movement over time, and share the values of the CHW movement 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 […]
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.
Rhode Island State Plan Amendment 21-0012
This document is an approval letter and summary of Rhode Island State Plan Amendment 21-0012. This amendment proposes to add coverage of certified community health worker (CHW) services who provide health promotion and coaching; health education and training; health system navigation and resource coordination services; and care planning.
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.
Community Health Workers in the United States: Time to Expand a Critical Workforce
This article covers the critical nature of CHW’s work, the lessons learned during COVID-19, and the opportunity for investing in the CHW workforce.
Establishing a health profession: What oncology patient navigators can learn from the National Association of Community Health Workers
Persons who identify as community health workers (CHWs) may hold other titles and/or certifications, including the title of patient navigator (PN). PN roles first emerged from Dr. Harold Freeman’s initiative at Harlem Hospital as a strategy to reduce disparities in access to health care, whereas CHW roles extend beyond health systems and are predominantly found […]
Community Health Worker Services
This document on South Dakota Medicaid Billing and Policy outlines various elements of the CHW reimbursement process, including the eligible providers, eligible recipients, covered services and limits, approved curriculums, and reimbursement and claim instructions.
Nevada State Plan Amendment 21-0012
This amendment proposes to add doulas, community health workers, and registered pharmacists with corresponding reimbursement methodologies to the Medicaid state plan.
