Bilingual Community Health Workers (CHW) are key team members who improve the ability of the clinic to provide care for and improve the health status of the large population of uninsured Spanish-speaking patients in Providence, RI. Clínica Esperanza/Hope Clinic (CEHC), a free healthcare clinic, developed an Advanced Navegante Training Program (ANTP). ANTP is a relatively … [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
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Framing the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Systems Along Health Care and Community Spectrums
Although the literature emphasizes the need for CHW integration into health systems, there is no standard on how this should be done. Through qualitative interviews, this study determined key themes for clinical and community integration for CHWs. The authors found that accessibility, relationships and empathy are essential for community integration while cultural competence, … [Read more...] about Framing the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Systems Along Health Care and Community Spectrums
Digital Health-Enabled Community-Centered Care (D-CCC): A Scalable Model to Empower Future Community Health Workers utilizing Human-in-the-Loop AI
Digital Health-Enabled Community-Centered Care (D-CCC) aims to amplify CHWs reach through a form of AI, designed for and with CHWs. Currently, CHWs have integrated mobile-based CCC care through mHealth platforms. This paper proposes the use of D-CCC to expand communication between CHWs and the community; therefore, extending CHW reach and contact with the community. … [Read more...] about Digital Health-Enabled Community-Centered Care (D-CCC): A Scalable Model to Empower Future Community Health Workers utilizing Human-in-the-Loop AI
Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, CHW funding changed at the federal level; however, CHW remuneration varies from state to state. At the state level, CHW programs receive funding from grants, reimbursement for services, non-profit support and other mechanisms. The diversity of funding sources contributes to variations in CHW service provision and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States
Evaluating the association of state regulation of community health workers on adoption of standard roles, skills, and qualities by employers in select states: a mixed methods study
In the United States, CHW roles vary across states and intervention areas. This mixed-methods study aimed to describe these differences and recommend evidence-based standards for CHWs going forward. It determined that to improve the delivery of culturally competent care, CHW certification programs should adopt standards with requirements set by states and professional … [Read more...] about Evaluating the association of state regulation of community health workers on adoption of standard roles, skills, and qualities by employers in select states: a mixed methods study
