South Carolina Framework for Community Health Worker Practice

A taskforce was formed in February, 2018 with the goal of developing an over-arching framework for community health workers (CHW) to be fully adopted in South Carolina (SC).  A group of internal and external stakeholders met three times to determine what components are necessary for CHWs to be recognized as valuable and integrated members of care teams.  Discussions were grounded on key informant interviews with internal and external stakeholders and a document review highlighting national trends and models in other states.  The SC CHW Framework Taskforce reached consensus on the components described, including definitions, scope of practice, development of certification and evaluation metrics.