An Instructional Design Model for Culturally Competent Community Health Worker Training
The Texas Public Health Training Center (TPHTC) provides quality training and education for the full spectrum of public health workers. As part of this mission, the TPHTC creates continuing education modules for nontraditional public health workers, such as community health workers (CHWs), through a culturally competent curriculum development process. CHWs, like many public health workers, […]
Improving Care for Patients with Serious Illness: Part Two
Policy options designed to improve care for individuals and families with serious illnesses
Role Development of Community Health Workers: An Examination of Selection and Training Processes in the Intervention Literature
Background: Research evaluating community health worker (CHW) programs inherently involves these natural community leaders in the research process, and often represents community-based participatory research (CBPR). Interpreting the results of CHW intervention studies and replicating their findings requires knowledge of how CHWs are selected and trained. Methods: A summative content analysis was performed to evaluate the […]
Establishing a professional profile of Community Health Workers: Results from a national study of roles, activities and training.
Abstract: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have gained national recognition for their role in addressing health disparities and are increasingly integrated into the health care delivery system. There is a lack of consensus, however, regarding empirical evidence on the impact of CHW interventions on health outcomes. In this paper, we present results from the 2010 National […]
Community Health Worker Forum: Summary Report: A Meeting Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation
CHW forum discussion summary
NACHW Brochure
Brochure for National Association of Community Health Workers
Expanding Registered Apprenticeships in Healthcare
Findings from interviews about registered apprenticeships in health care
NACHW Frequently Asked Questions
NACHW FAQs
Capacity Building and Training Needs for Community Health Workers Working in Health Care Organizations
Cross sectional survey gathering perspectives from CHWs about workforce capacity building needs for CHWs working within transformative health care organizations.
Innovative Community Health Worker Strategies: Medicaid Payment Models for Community Health Worker Home Visits
Medicaid payment models for CHWs