This article looks at how community health workers (CHWs) can strengthen and sustain their workforce. It highlights a model built around four goals: growing CHW leadership, building partnerships, creating supportive policies and systems, and securing diverse funding. The approach shows how CHWs themselves can lead local efforts to make their work more stable and long-lasting. … [Read more...] about Commentary: A Community Organizing Model for Advancing CHW Workforce Sustainability
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Enhancing Community Health Research By Engaging Community Health Workers as Research Partners
This webinar will present experiences and research findings on the role of CHWs as research partners. Sharing evidence from North American and African contexts, it outlines the ways CHWs have been involved in research. It will address the benefits of CHW participation in health systems research, but also discuss potential pitfalls. It will provide participants with case … [Read more...] about Enhancing Community Health Research By Engaging Community Health Workers as Research Partners
Differences in Role and Support Between Volunteer and Paid Community Health Workers in the State of Nebraska
This study examines the roles and employment status of community health workers (CHWs) in Nebraska based on survey data. Results show that most CHWs work full-time, with a significant portion working part-time or volunteering. Volunteer CHWs are a majority of those working with Hispanic communities. Volunteer CHWs receive extensive training and focus more on health screenings, … [Read more...] about Differences in Role and Support Between Volunteer and Paid Community Health Workers in the State of Nebraska