Decision Package Develop Community Health Workforce
The Healthier Washington Community Health Worker Task Force made recommendations to align the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce with the Healthier Washington Initiative, including the development of a training and education framework as well as the development of additional recommendations to support the sustainability of the community health worker (CHWs) workforce. This one-time request supports […]
Wisconsin Fast Forward – Round 5 Workforce Development for City of Milwaukee Residents (GPA# FF164GL1)
Intent to contract grantee summaries for the workforce development for city of Milwaukee residents.
State Perspective on CHW Training – Wisconsin
Presentation on CHW training in Wisconsin. Includes information about CHW registered apprenticeships, training, and sustainable financing of the CHW profession.
WI Community Health Workers Association Website
Website for WICHWA Peer Exchange Network and advancement.
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 […]
History of New River Health Association Outreach Programs
Since 1978 the New River Health Association (NRHA) has operated a community-based primary care program in Fayette County in southern West Virginia. The New Haven, Plateau and Valley districts of Fayette County are medically underserved. NRHA provides services to people in all the life cycle stages by operating a community health center with four locations. […]