Although community health workers/promotores (CHW/Ps) are key to delivering healthcare to underserved communities, there is no standardized certification for CHW/Ps in the United States. To advance professional recognition of CHW/Ps, this report from the Center for Health Care Strategies highlights the value of an accessible certification process, training employers on the … [Read more...] about Recognizing and Sustaining the Value of Community Health Workers and Promotores
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Community Health Worker Workforce: Assessment of the Integration and Financing of Community Health Workers within Arizona Medicaid Health Plans
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare allowed states to compensate non-licensed healthcare professionals such as CHWs. Since this new guidance was put in place, states have been interested in how to successfully integrate CHWs into their Medicare and Medicaid Health Plans. This report details how the State of Arizona has gone about integrating CHWs into their Medicaid Plan and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Workforce: Assessment of the Integration and Financing of Community Health Workers within Arizona Medicaid Health Plans
Supervision Strategies and Community Health Worker Effectiveness in Health Care Settings
This discussion paper argues that while the value of CHWs in providing cost effective care in the United States is recognized, improved human resources management practices are needed to strengthen the quality and performance of CHW programs. The authors discuss essential elements of CHW recruitment and training, but also the need for supportive supervision. They note that … [Read more...] about Supervision Strategies and Community Health Worker Effectiveness in Health Care Settings
Recruitment, Training, and Roles of the Bilingual, Bicultural Navegantes: Developing a Specialized Workforce of Community Health Workers to Serve a Low-Income, Spanish-Speaking Population in Rhode Island
Community health workers (CHWs) share the multicultural and multilingual characteristics of their communities and are thus able to provide culturally sensitive healthcare. The Hope Clinic in Rhode Island developed a peer-led Advanced Navagente Training Program (ANTP) to prepare spanish-speaking individuals to become certified CHWs who provide patient navigation, life-style … [Read more...] about Recruitment, Training, and Roles of the Bilingual, Bicultural Navegantes: Developing a Specialized Workforce of Community Health Workers to Serve a Low-Income, Spanish-Speaking Population in Rhode Island
Organizational Readiness for Community Health Worker Workforce Integration Among Medicaid Contracted Health Plans and Provider Networks: An Arizona Case Study
Understanding how to better integrate community health workers (CHWs) into the complex healthcare infrastructure of the United States is important to better support CHWs in providing healthcare to their communities. This mixed-methods study conducted in Arizona assesses the organizational readiness of Arizona Medicaid for the integration of CHWs. The authors found that Arizona … [Read more...] about Organizational Readiness for Community Health Worker Workforce Integration Among Medicaid Contracted Health Plans and Provider Networks: An Arizona Case Study