Authors: Carl Rush
This document provides guidance and resources for implementing recommendations to integrate community health workers (CHWs) into community-based efforts to prevent chronic disease. After providing general information on CHWs in the United States, it sets forth evidence demonstrating the value and impact of CHWs in preventing and managing a variety of chronic diseases, including heart disease and stroke, diabetes, and cancer. In addition, descriptions are offered of chronic disease programs that are engaging
CHWs, examples of state legislative action are provided, recommendations are made for comprehensive polices to build capacity for an integrated and sustainable
CHW workforce in the public health arena, and resources are described that can assist state health departments and others in making progress with CHWs.
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Resource Topic: Accreditation/Certification, CHW Role, Chronic conditions, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Minority Population, Policy, Standards and evidence-based guidelines
Resource Type: Case studies, Evaluation, Research
Year: 2014
Region: North America (U.S. and Canada)
Country: United States of America
Publisher May Restrict Access: No