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