A History of Montana’s Community Health Workers: Past Challenges, Future Opportunities
Proposal for a research project that investigates the historical conditions in which CHW programs arose in Montana dating to the 1950’s and whether these programs have been successful in achieving their objectives until the present.
Community Health Worker Business Case Project (Evaluation Group)
Table of measures for various data elements that can be used run building a “business case” for expanded employment of the CHW workforce including training, recruitment, scope, outreach, and client recruitment.
Community Health Workers in Vermont: Professional Identity Snapshot
This brief provides a summary of key data points derived from a May 2020 surveyi of 85 community health workers (CHW) and 24 CHW supervisors from across Vermont. The survey, conducted by the Vermont Department of Health (VDH), in collaboration with the Vermont CHW Steering Committee, represents an initial effort by VDH to collect information […]
Vermont Community Health Worker Virtual Stakeholder Event
Presentation for the CHWs of Vermont Stakeholder Event that included topics of professional identity, communication tools, workforce development, curriculum for CHW academic certificates, and CHW integration.
Report and Recommendations for Implementing Training and Education for Community Health Workers
In 2018, the state Legislature designated funding for the Washington State Department of Health to implement the 2015-2016 CHW Task Force community health worker training and education recommendations and requested a report detailing those efforts by June 30, 2019. The recommendations in this report build on the previous task force’s work to move toward standards […]
Asthma Home Visits: The Three-Visit Model: How Washington State partners are approaching asthma home visiting
This tool kit was created to inform organizations who may be interested in starting or redesigning an asthma home visit program about the three-visit model and our experiences using it in Washington. The tools and experiences in this tool kit are not intended to replace normal training that home visitors should receive prior to providing […]
State of Washington Senate Bill 6498
The collaborative for the advancement of community health workers is created to enhance the understanding and use of community health workers. The collaborative shall be hosted and lead by the University of Washington and shall be comprised of one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate and the house of representatives, representatives from the department, one representative […]
Community Health Worker Leadership In Louisiana, During and After Hurricane Katrina
Community health workers (CHWs) have been building capacity among underresourced populations in the United States for decades by addressing health inequity and its underlying social determinants. In 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Greater New Orleans, Louisiana area, bringing massive infrastructure damage and loss of life. A complex series of political and social issues […]
Where Is the Break-even Point for Community Health Workers? Using National Data and Local Programmatic Costs to Find the Break-even Point for a Metropolitan Community Health Worker Program
Background: Community health worker (CHW) programs take many forms and have been shown to be effective in improving health in several contexts. The extent to which they reduce unnecessary care is not firmly established. Objectives: This study estimates the number of hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits that would need to be avoided to recoup […]
Massachusetts House Bill No. 2229
An act to certify community health workers in Massachusetts. Amendment states there shall be a board of certification of community health workers hereinafter called the board. The board shall be included in the Division of Health Professions Licensure at the Department of Public Health. The board shall regulate the training and certification of community health […]