For more than a decade, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Madagascar and other partners have invested in the development of a national community health volunteer (CHV) system to improve access to life-saving primary health care services for rural and remote populations. This project aims to increase access to and availability of community-based … [Read more...] about Community Health Volunteer Program Functionality and Performance in Madagascar: A Synthesis of Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments
Issue papers
Report on Community Health Worker Programs
North Dakota does not currently have a system in place to train and certify individuals to serve as Community Health Workers (CHS). The North Dakota (ND) Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention Program (CCDPP) has designated funds to develop an infrastructure for training and certifying CHWs. Background information, examples of state CHW programs and related … [Read more...] about Report on Community Health Worker Programs
Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers.
This report provides recommendations for the development and sustenance of community health workers. These recommendations are a result of the San Antonio Community Health Worker Summit held January 2010. Recommendations include defining the workforce, training standards, evaluating financial benefit, strategizing Medicaid reimbursement, and creating support networks … [Read more...] about Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers.
Community health workers: Expanding the scope of the health care delivery system
Recent state experience suggests that states and Medicaid programs are increasingly using community health workers (CHW) to expand the health care safety net to reach underserved populations. CHWs do not provide clinical care or replace other health care providers. Instead, they complement services delivered through the more formal health care network “to provide more … [Read more...] about Community health workers: Expanding the scope of the health care delivery system
Making the Connection: The Role of Community Health Workers in Health Homes
The development of health homes creates a unique opportunity to develop and implement care management models that meet the complex needs of high-need and high-cost patients. Incorporating CHWs into care management teams is an effective - and cost-effective - approach to achieving the goals of health homes. The roles and tasks CHWs perform already align well … [Read more...] about Making the Connection: The Role of Community Health Workers in Health Homes