Pathways to Establishing State CHW Certification
Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification is an endorsement from leaders in the profession that an individual meets predefined standards. It operates at a state level and can be attained by CHWs to demonstrate mastery of standards. The following resource provides general guidance for advocates seeking to establish CHW certification in a state that does not […]
CHWs Improving Health Outcomes in Rural South Carolina
The following case studies show how CHWs are changing lives and improving health outcomes throughout South Carolina.
Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce
In California, one of the most culturally diverse states in the country, health care must bridge cultural and linguistic divides to serve all communities equitably. As trusted community members with lived experience, community health workers and promotores(CHW/Ps) have a long history of connecting those not well served by the traditional health care system with culturally […]
Mechanisms for Community Health Worker Action on Patient-, Institutional-, and Community-Level Barriers to Primary Care in a Safety-Net Setting
Medically and socially complex patients disproportionately face barriers to primary care, contributing to health inequities and higher health care costs. This study elicited perspectives on how community health workers (CHWs) act upon barriers to primary care in 5 patient and 3 CHW focus groups. Participants described how CHWs acted on patient-level barriers through social support, […]
Community Health Worker Employer Survey 2020: Evaluation Report
This survey’s intent is to better understand the existing CHW employment environment, providing crucial data data to assist state and local officials, health and human service system representatives, and health and human service payer organizations in understanding the growing array of CHW activities statewide to shape our CHW policy and financing agenda in Michigan. The […]
Community Health Worker Survey 2021: Final Report
Report of 2021 CHW Survey results. Goals of the survey were to: 1) understand CHWs’ perspectives on the status of the CHW workforce; 2) gather information to help MiCHWA better meet the needs of CHWs and shape its policy and financing agenda; and 3) inform advocacy and policy change efforts related to the CHW workforce.
Community health workers should be worker advocates
CHWs trained in the basics of occupational safety and health are in a unique position to assist workers who are injured or made ill at their place of employment, or who may recognize a workplace hazard, but are unaware of their health and safety rights. CHWs who receive training on the workplace regulatory agencies (OSHA; […]
Sunrise Analysis: Regulation of Community Health Workers A Report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i
Foreword Our Sunrise Analysis of the Regulation of Community Health Workers was conducted pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2, Senate Draft 1 (2022 Regular Session), which requested the Auditor to conduct a sunrise review of the licensure and regulation of community health workers as proposed under Senate Bill No. 2882, also introduced during the […]
Preserving a Transformative Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce
COVID-19 not only revealed our vulnerability, but also showed us the strength and resilience that exists within our communities and is embodied by community health workers and promotores (CHWs/Ps). We see a trend of more organizations integrating CHWs/Ps into their operations. These institutions can become partners in preserving the health equity roots of CHWs/Ps by […]
Kansas Medicaid: A Primer 2022
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play a substantial role in the Kansas health care system by providing coverage for health services and long-term care for low-income children and families, people with disabilities and older adults. This report includes an overview of Medicaid and CHIP, analysis of recent trends in Kansas, and general […]