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Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers.

Year:
2016
State:
NatDoc: National Document
Website Link:
Publicly Available:
Yes
Billing and Reimbursement:
Certification:
Evidence Generation:
Documentation of how CHWs can work within care teams
Policy:
Sustainable Financing:​
How to engage and work with Medicaid
Workforce Development:

Summary

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, promotora, community health educator, lay health worker, workforce development.