Authors: Nadia Islam, Smiti Kapadia Nadkarni, Deborah Zahn, Megan Skillman, Simona C. Kwon, and Chau Trinh-Shevrin
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) incorporates a plan for CHW integration to improve access to healthcare for marginalized populations. The authors argue that the PPACA provides an opportunity to sustain CHW programs and improve care.
Link: Integrating Community Health Workers Within Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Implementation
Resource Topic: Minority Population, Policy, Sustainability
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2015
Region: North America (U.S. and Canada)
Country: United States of America
Publisher May Restrict Access: No