Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network
The Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network was founded in 2010 by a group of CHWs. It was developed as a space to connect CHWs and allow them to share information and support one another in their profession. The LACHON’s mission is to provide a community of support for CHWs within Louisiana t [...]
Kaleidoscope of Care
Center staff developed Kaleidoscope of Care, a cross-disciplinary training curriculum to increase knowledge and awareness of the relationship between HIV infection and substance use. The training curriculum is designed for HIV medical and substance abuse treatment providers as a Training of Trainers [...]
Addressing Chronic Disease through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach
A CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention-published policy brief. Provides guidance and resources for integrating CHW into community-based efforts to prevent chronic disease. Provides general information on CHW in the U.S., then details the value and impact of CHW in preventing and mana [...]
Motivation and Satisfaction Among Community Health Workers Administering Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in Western Kenya
A qualitative study drawing on interviews with community health workers trained to administer rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. Assesses job motivation and satisfaction to help inform strategies for CHW retention and determine the feasibility of scaling up the program. While CHWs overall had high [...]
Idaho Community Health Worker Advisory Group
The Idaho Community Health Worker Advisory Group is a statewide organization that engages stakeholders in developing a CHW teaching program in Idaho. Its mission is to promote CHWs as a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of a given population. It supports CHWs connection and acce [...]
Community Health Workers: Action Guide of Insurers
A policy guide for insurers meant to accompany the report “Community Health Workers: A review of program evolution, evidence on effectiveness and value, and status of workforce development in New England.” Outlines best practices when contracting with providers as well as reimbursement m [...]
Jennifer M. Gómez
Jennifer M. Gómez, former Ford Fellow, is a Black feminist trauma researcher and race scholar who developed cultural betrayal trauma theory to examine the impact of oppression on outcomes of violence on individuals and communities who are marginalized. Her book “The Cultural Betrayal of Black Wom [...]
Suicide and Opioid Use
This research project focuses on preventing suicide among people who use opioids. Funded by a $65,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the project will create a suicide and overdose prevention needs assessment for agencies that provide opioid treatment across Massachusetts. [...]
Maya Gutman
Maya Gutman assists and supports Jessica Famularo, CISWH’s marketing and communications manager, in the implementation of the center’s marketing and communications strategy. Maya is pursuing her dual degree in Social Work and Public Health at BU. Maya graduated from UNC Asheville in 2022 w [...]
LPFCH Care Coordination Project
In this project, funded by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, we gathered information from a literature review and stakeholder and state Title V staff interviews and identified options for financing and reimbursement of care coordination services for families of CYSHCN. Care [...]
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