Community Health Worker Return on Investment Study Final Report
A report evaluating the return on investment of a pilot program incorporating community health workers into a managed care organization in Nevada, with particular focus on reducing emergency room visits by frequent users.
Community Health Workers: Part of the Solution
An article from the peer-reviewed journal, Health Affairs. Follows how Massachusetts and Minnesota have initiated comprehensive policies to foster increased use of CHW and (in MN) to make their services reimbursable under Medicaid. Recommendations include further development of the CHW workforce, cr [...]
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
As defined by the MCHB, CYSHCN are those from birth to age 21 who have, or are at increased risk for, chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. Also referred to [...]
The Eye of the Beholder: A Discussion of Value and Quality From the Perspective of Families of Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
There is broad agreement that increasing the cost-effectiveness and quality of health care services, thereby achieving greater value, is imperative given this country’s current spiraling costs and poor health outcomes. However, how individuals or stakeholder groups define value may differ signific [...]
Catastrophic Relief Fund
A fund established by a state or other payer through various public and private sources, that may pay expenses incurred by families for health or social support services that are not covered by an insurance plan or other benefit program. Independent commissions or Title V programs usually administer [...]
Leveraging Title V Partnerships to Advance National Performance Measure # 15: Adequate Health Insurance
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) encourages state Title V programs to partner with families, consumer groups, and others to advance their chosen National Performance Measures (NPMs). As the MCHB-funded national center for health insurance and financing of care, the Catalyst Center resea [...]
Dissemination and Evaluation Center
The Dissemination and Evaluation Center (DEC) was formed in 2015 as part of the Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum Initiative, a Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) initiative. The DEC has adapted four previously impl [...]
Implementing Community-Based Health Planning and Services in Impoverished Urban Communities: Health Workers’ Perspective
A qualitative study exploring the views of urban community health workers as they adapt Ghana’s rural Community-Based Health Planning and Service program for a rural setting. Identifies opportunities and challenges for the program.
Strategic Leadership
Advisory Board Our Advisory Board provides guidance on CISWH’s trans-disciplinary agenda. Its members share our commitment to promoting the intersection of social work and public health. Heidi L. Allen, PhD, MSW Dr. Allen is the associate dean for research and an associate professor of soci [...]
PubMed article: Role of Patient Navigators in Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-Positive Homeless Populations
Through interviews and focus groups, clinic and program staff from nine organizations nationwide provided insights about the role of patient navigators in building a medical home for people living with HIV who are homeless/unstably housed and co-diagnosed with substance use and/or mental health diso [...]
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