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Abstract: Community Health Workers: Part Of the Solution

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Public Health Association (APHA)

American Public Health Association – 2009 Policy Statement on CHWs

Article: Advancing Community Health Care Worker Practice and Utilization: The Focus on Financing

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC CHW Brief [PDF-1M]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Children’s Health Insurance Program

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW)

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)

Minnesota Department of Human Services (MDHS)

Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ohio Board of Nursing

Ohio CHW Certification Program

Ohio’s Community Health Access Program

Texas CHW Certification Program

Texas Department of State Health Services

U.S. Department of Labor

Last Reviewed: February 5, 2016
Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
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  • Community Health Workers (CHWs) eLearningplus icon
    • Course Overview
    • Session 1:  Introduction to Community Health Workers (CHWs)plus icon
      • Why the Current Interest in CHWs?
      • Official Definitions of CHW
      • American Public Health Association (APHA)
      • Common Elements of Definitions
      • CHW Job Titles
      • What Is Distinctive About CHWs?
      • CHW Roles and Functions
      • CHWs vs. Patient Navigators
      • Overlapping Roles in Related Occupations
      • Distinctions Between CHWs and Related Occupations
      • Proactive vs. Reactive Care
      • CHW: Proactive Roles
      • Health Care Organizations that Employ CHWs
      • Other Organizations that Employ CHWs
      • Other Key Elements of CHW Roles
      • Management and Supervisory Challenges
      • Supervising CHWs: Key Roles
      • Supervising CHWs: Key Skills and Methods
      • Session 1 Takeaways
      • Session 1 Feedback
    • Session 2: Current Issues for the CHW Workforceplus icon
      • Status of the CHW Occupation
      • Status of the CHW Occupation (Cont.)
      • Building an Occupational Identity
      • Major Issues within the Field
      • Boundaries with Other Occupations
      • Possible Tools for Resolution
      • Tightly Focused Interventions Limit Flexibility
      • Community Trust and Credibility
      • Community Trust and Credibility Community vs. Employer Accountability
      • Potential Barriers to Entry into the Profession
      • Professionalizing the Field
      • Dilemma of Community Membership as Essential Qualification
      • Definition of “Peer-ness” and “Community”
      • Self-Determination
      • Session 2 Takeaways
      • Session 2 Feedback
    • Session 3: Public Policy Arenas: Workforce Developmentplus icon
      • Arenas of Public Policy Affecting CHWs
      • Public Policy Arenas
      • Possible Unifying Frameworks for CHWs in State Policy
      • Workforce Development, Part 1 Training and Education
      • Recognized Core Competencies
      • Generalist vs. Specialist Qualifications
      • Settings for CHW Training and Education
      • Instructional Methods
      • Workforce Development, Part 2: Career Development
      • Creating a Career Ladder
      • Pathways to Related Careers
      • CHW Employment as Entry to Workforce
      • Session 3 Summary
      • Session 3 Feedback
    • Session 4: Occupational Regulation: Research and Evaluationplus icon
      • Public Policy Arenas 2 and 3
      • What is Behind the Drive for Credentialing?
      • What is the Opposition to Credentialing?
      • Where is Certification in Place?
      • Mechanics of Credentialing for CHWs
      • Other State CHW Certification Systems
      • Texas Certification System
      • Ohio Certification System
      • Ohio Certification System (cont.)
      • Texas and Ohio—Key Points
      • Minnesota Occupational Regulations
      • Impact of Credentialing
      • The Case for CHWs: What Evidence Exists?
      • Summaries of Compelling Data
      • Studies Used in Minnesota
      • Studies Used in Massachusetts
      • Citations in the CHW Policy Brief
      • Other Reviews of Published Data
      • Common Themes in Systematic Reviews
      • Findings from More Recent Studies
      • Documenting Unpublished Employer Data
      • Session 4 Summary
      • Session 4 Feedback
    • Session 5: Sustainable Funding for CHW Positionsplus icon
      • Public Policy Arenas 4
      • Short-Term Funding Keeps CHWs in “Silos”
      • Sources of Sustainable Funding for CHW Positions
      • CHWs Classified as Providers for Billing Purposes
      • CHW Financing Study
      • Financing CHW Positions From Employers’ Existing Revenue
      • Cost-Effectiveness
      • ROI
      • Calculating Return on Investment
      • Other Sustainable Funding Sources
      • Support of CHWs under the Affordable Care Act (Federal Health Care Reform)
      • Support of CHWs Under Federal Health Care Reform (Cont.)
      • Opportunities in State Planning to Promote Employing CHWs
      • Session 5 Summary
      • Session 5 Feedback
    • Session 6: Moving Policy and Systems Change Forwardplus icon
      • Key Strategy Points
      • Key Stakeholders
      • Differing Interests of Health Care Stakeholders
      • Stages of Stakeholder Development
      • Stages of Policy Change Process Common to Minnesota and Massachusetts
      • Stages of Policy Change Process Common to Minnesota and Massachusetts (Cont.)
      • Other Key Principles
      • What Minnesota Did
      • Minnesota CHW Scope of Practice
      • Minnesota CHW Curriculum
      • Minnesota CHW Curriculum (Cont.)
      • Minnesota Medicaid Legislation
      • Covered CHW Services
      • Lessons Learned in Minnesota
      • Lessons Learned in Minnesota (Cont.)
      • What Massachusetts Did
      • Key Collaborations Yield Results
      • Key Collaborations Yield Results (Cont.)
      • Health Care Reform Act Mandate
      • Lessons Learned in Massachusetts
      • Session 6 Summary
      • Session 6 Feedback
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Resources
    • Acknowledgements
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