Authors: Meredith Sugarman, Pascaline Ezouah, Catherine Haywood & Ashley Wennerstrom
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 for CHW participation in professional associations to address common workforce challenges.
Link: Promoting Community Health Worker Leadership in Policy Development: Results from a Louisiana Workforce Study
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Human Resources Management/Workforce Development, Policy
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2020
Region: North America (U.S. and Canada)
Country: United States of America
Publisher May Restrict Access: No
