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The Houston Community Health Worker Survey: Unanticipated Effects of Certification

Year:
2008
State:
TX
Website Link:
Publicly Available:
No
Billing and Reimbursement:
Certification:
Grandparenting language and processes, Process and development
Evidence Generation:
White papers
Policy:
Sustainable Financing:​
Workforce Development:

Summary

We present in this paper the results of an evaluation of community health worker (CHW) utilization in Houston, Texas
from May to August 2007. We present the state of the field in a diverse city; identify challenges, including certification;
and discuss community-based solutions.