Personality of Community Health Workers on Health Intervention Research Teams: A Scoping Review
This scoping review synthesizes evidence regarding the kinds of health research studies involving CHWs, CHWs’ roles in implementing health intervention research, their positionality on research teams, and how their involvement benefits health intervention research. The scoping review includes peer-reviewed health intervention articles published between 2008–2018 in the U.S.
Recommendations for Internships for Community Health Worker Certification
The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for how CHW internships will be structured for consideration by the Connecticut Community Health Worker Advisory Body. As part of the certification process, CHWs will be required to complete an internship. In addition to being trained or educated as a community health worker by an organization […]
Funding Model Worksheet – Draft
Explanations of various funding models for CHWs and how they might be employed in Montana.
Community Health Worker Intervention in Subsidized Housing: New York City, 2016–2017
From April 2016 to June 2017, the Health + Housing Project employed four community health workers who engaged residents of two subsidized housing buildings in New York City to address individuals’ broadly defined health needs, including social and economic risk factors. Following the intervention, we observed significant improvements in residents’ food security, ability to pay […]
South Carolina Framework for Community Health Worker Practice
A taskforce was formed in February, 2018 with the goal of developing an over-arching framework for community health workers (CHW) to be fully adopted in South Carolina (SC). A group of internal and external stakeholders met three times to determine what components are necessary for CHWs to be recognized as valuable and integrated members of […]
Community Health Worker Impact Estimator – CHW Model: Pediatric Asthma Intervention
This interactive calculator tool projects the caseload, budgetary, financial, and clinical impact that policy makers often request to show that funding CHW services is a worthwhile investment. This tool utilizes public health data to estimate the potential impact of a specific CHW pediatric asthma intervention model developed by the King County Asthma Program in Washington […]
Texas CHW/Promotores Newsletter
Update on national and Texas CHW efforts, COVID-19 information, and cultural competence resources. The Texas Department of State Health Services publishes the Texas CHW/Promotores Newsletter.
Integrating community health workers into HIV care teams: Impact on HIV care outcomes
Objectives: To assess the impact of a Community Health Worker (CHW) intervention within HIV primary care on patient outcomes. Methods: We evaluated a 10-site initiative integrating CHWs into HIV care, examining changes in three outcomes: viral load suppression, a prescription for ART, and appointment attendance. We also assessed the relationship between the three outcomes and […]
Defining Peer Roles and Status Among Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists in Integrated Systems of Care
Current strategies for integrating general medical and behavioral health services focus primarily on improving the coordination of care and expanding team-based services. Absent from most discussion has been a focus on the workforces that provide the bulk of community-based outreach, engagement, activation, motivational support, and self-management: community health workers (CHWs) and peer support specialists (PSSs). […]
Connecticut Senate Bill No. 126 – Public Act No. 17-74
Senate bill regarding the establishment of certification program for CHWs.