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Promoting Community Health Worker Leadership in Policy Development: Results from a Louisiana Workforce Study

In 2019, the Louisiana legislature created the CHW Workforce Study Committee (Committee) to study the workforce and provide the state with policy recommendations. The Committee engaged CHWS, their employers and an academic team to collect qualitative data on the experiences of CHWs and employers statewide. Findings suggest a need for widespread education about CHWs and support … [Read more...] about Promoting Community Health Worker Leadership in Policy Development: Results from a Louisiana Workforce Study

The Lived Experiences of HIV+ Community Health Workers Serving HIV+ Clients

CHWs serving people living with HIV/AIDS contribute to healthy behaviors and better health outcomes; however, there is a gap in the literature regarding how the health of HIV + CHWs is impacted by their jobs. The author of this dissertation used a phenomenological design to gain insight into the lived experiences of HIV+ CHWs (HIVCHW) who provided services to HIV positive … [Read more...] about The Lived Experiences of HIV+ Community Health Workers Serving HIV+ Clients

An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker-Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia

CHWs reduce patient demand on primary care systems and decrease the cost of provision of care among those in rural and isolated areas. Richard Crespo and colleagues developed a training model to improve health outcomes among high-risk diabetes patients in rural Appalachia and then evaluated whether training improved diabetes management outcomes among patients of CHWs. The … [Read more...] about An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker-Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia

Evaluation of a novel community-based COVID-19 ‘Test-to-Care’ model for low-income populations

Andrew Kerkhoff and colleagues developed a “Test-to-Care” model to improve the ability of vulnerable populations to isolate and quarantine following a COVID-19 diagnosis. This model includes CHW-led education about COVID-19 and available community resources, ways to receive home deliveries to facilitate safe isolation, and long-term social support. The researchers evaluated the … [Read more...] about Evaluation of a novel community-based COVID-19 ‘Test-to-Care’ model for low-income populations

Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO

The University of New Mexico created Project ECHO to enable telementoring between health experts and health care providers in isolated and underserved areas. Joanna Katzman evaluated the effectiveness of 10 Project ECHO programs designed to provide COVID-19-related mentoring in New Mexico, among which included a seven week program to connect CHWs with subject matter experts. … [Read more...] about Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO

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