Fact Sheet: Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification
Fact sheet on CHW certification with an explanation of why CHWs are effective, a list of the core skills CHWs possess, an explanation of the distinctive CHW capabilities, elaboration of certification process issues and stakeholder beliefs and preconceptions, and an outline for creating a responsive certification system.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) Training/Certification Standards
CHW Training/certification standards by state – map from 2017.
Identifying the Core Elements of Effective Community Health Worker Programs: A Research Agenda
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being incorporated into health programs because they are assumed to effectively deliver health messages in a culturally relevant manner to disenfranchised communities. Nevertheless, the role of CHWs—who they are, what they do, and how they do it—is tremendously varied. This variability presents a number of challenges for conducting research […]
Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers.
Summary: This report provides recommendations for the development and sustenance of community health workers. These recommendations are a result of the San Antonio Community Health Worker Summit held January 2010. Recommendations include defining the workforce, training standards, evaluating financial benefit, strategizing Medicaid reimbursement, and creating support networks. Key words: Policy, patient navigator, community health worker, […]
Strengthening the Effectiveness of State-Level Community Health Worker Initiatives Through Ambulatory Care Partnerships
Abstract: The transformation of the US health care system and the recognition of the effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) have accelerated national, state, and local efforts to engage CHWs in the support of vulnerable populations. Much can be learned about how to successfully integrate CHWs into health care teams, how to maximize their impact […]
Background Paper Community Health Outreach Workers
This paper provides background information about an occupational category referred to herein as ‘community health outreach worker’ (CHOW). This information is intended to provide a backdrop for further discussion between training institutions (specifically, West Virginia State Community and Technical College) and current or potential employers of CHOWs within the Greater Kanawha Valley.
Care Coordination for High-Risk Diabetes Patients
The purpose of this project is to establish a model for care coordination of high-risk diabetes patients that includes community health workers (CHWs) on the team. We aim to build a business case for reimbursement of care coordination that provides sustainable funding for the CHW workforce.
Community Health Outreach Workers Concept Paper
Explains the need for CHWs as bridges between communities and health care delivery systems. These people are first and foremost, members of the community and of the at-risk population most in need of health care services. The challenge is not to prove their theoretical viability, but to demonstrate how they can be most effectively incorporated […]
Career Pathways for a Healthier West Virginia – Summary Proposed grant to US Department of Labor, Education and Training Administration
This project applies workforce development methods to the question “Who will keep the public healthy in the year 2020 and beyond?” It directly addresses woeful inadequacies in how our healthcare delivery system deals with prevention, wellness, and health promotion. In addition, it harnesses the innate cultural competence of the disenfranchised and highest risk members of […]
The Community Health Educator Referral Liaison: A Primary Care Practice Role for Promoting Health Behaviors
Background: Tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and risky alcohol use are leading causes of preventable death. As there are many barriers that prevent primary care clinicians from effectively assisting patients with these behaviors, connecting patients with health behavior resources may reduce these unhealthy behaviors. Methods: A new adjunct role in primary care practice, the […]