Authors: Ashley Kissinger, Shakira Cordova, Ann Keller, Jane Mauldon, Lori Copan & Claire Snell Rood
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.
Link: Don’t change who we are but give us a chance: confronting the potential of community health worker certification for workforce recognition and exclusion
Resource Topic: CHW Certification, CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Promotores de Salud
Resource Type: Case studies, Evaluation
Year: 2022
Region: North America (U.S. and Canada)
Country: United States of America
Publisher May Restrict Access: No