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Can Community Health Workers Increase Palliative Care Use for African American Patients? A Pilot Study

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African American patients with cancer underutilize advance care planning (ACP) and palliative care (PC). This feasibility study investigated whether community health workers (CHWs) could improve ACP and PC utilization for African American patients with advanced cancer. It determined that utilization of CHWs to address PC domains and social determinants of health is feasible. … [Read more...] about Can Community Health Workers Increase Palliative Care Use for African American Patients? A Pilot Study

Webinar- Enhancing Community Health Research By Engaging Community Health Workers

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This webinar presents 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. Through case examples from Uganda and Liberia, the webinar provides examples and recommendations for engaging CHWs as co-investigators and research partners. … [Read more...] about Webinar- Enhancing Community Health Research By Engaging Community Health Workers

Promoting Community Health Worker Leadership in Policy Development: Results from a Louisiana Workforce Study

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In 2019, the Louisiana legislature created the CHW Workforce Study Committee (Committee) to study the workforce and provide the state with policy recommendations. The Committee engaged CHWS, their employers and an academic team to collect qualitative data on the experiences of CHWs and employers statewide. Findings suggest a need for widespread education about CHWs and support … [Read more...] about Promoting Community Health Worker Leadership in Policy Development: Results from a Louisiana Workforce Study

The Lived Experiences of HIV+ Community Health Workers Serving HIV+ Clients

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CHWs serving people living with HIV/AIDS contribute to healthy behaviors and better health outcomes; however, there is a gap in the literature regarding how the health of HIV + CHWs is impacted by their jobs. The author of this dissertation used a phenomenological design to gain insight into the lived experiences of HIV+ CHWs (HIVCHW) who provided services to HIV positive … [Read more...] about The Lived Experiences of HIV+ Community Health Workers Serving HIV+ Clients

An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker-Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia

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CHWs reduce patient demand on primary care systems and decrease the cost of provision of care among those in rural and isolated areas. Richard Crespo and colleagues developed a training model to improve health outcomes among high-risk diabetes patients in rural Appalachia and then evaluated whether training improved diabetes management outcomes among patients of CHWs. The … [Read more...] about An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker-Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia