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CHW Certification

Don’t change who we are but give us a chance: confronting the potential of community health worker certification for workforce recognition and exclusion

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Promotores de salud are a subset of CHWs that primarily serve the Latinx community. In many US states, CHWs and promotores do not have unified training standards or formal certification. This study recommended that California implement  voluntary CHW certification and to give CHWs agency in the certification process.  … [Read more...] about Don’t change who we are but give us a chance: confronting the potential of community health worker certification for workforce recognition and exclusion

CHW Catalog

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CHW Associations lead workforce advocacy, ensuring workforce development, enhancing equity and helping improve employment opportunities and working conditions. Creating functioning and sustainable associations is difficult and there is so much that associations can learn from one another, even across countries.  CHW Central is collecting information from CHW associations, … [Read more...] about CHW Catalog

Studying Executive Directors and Supervisors Views of Organizational and Policy-Level Challenges Faced by Community Health Workers

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This study examines the policy barriers that affect CHW programs in the United States. Key findings indicate that funding, accessibility of evidence-based practices, and certification processes were significant policy barriers to CHW program development. The authors call for the greater integration of the CHW workforce into the policy frameworks of the United States. … [Read more...] about Studying Executive Directors and Supervisors Views of Organizational and Policy-Level Challenges Faced by Community Health Workers

“Nothing About Us Without Us”: Insights from State-level Efforts to Implement Community Health Worker Certification

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Community Health Workers (CHWs) are gaining recognition in the United States as essential members of the healthcare workforce. This qualitative study analyzed the CHW certification process in seven US states to further understand effective CHW workforce development and professionalization. Investigators identified requiring education and verifying CHWs are from the community … [Read more...] about “Nothing About Us Without Us”: Insights from State-level Efforts to Implement Community Health Worker Certification

Community Health Worker Roles and Responsibilities in Rural and Urban America

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With their unique ties and cultural knowledge of their communities, community health workers (CHWs) help fill healthcare gaps in both rural and urban America. This qualitative study sought to further understand the workforce development needs of CHWs and compare experiences of CHWs in urban and rural America. The study found that CHWs act as key links to healthcare in their … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Roles and Responsibilities in Rural and Urban America