An article from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Presents evidence supporting the effectiveness of CHW in the self-management of hypertension, especially in underserved populations.
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Medicaid Savings Resulted When Community Health Workers Matched Those With Needs to Home and Community Care
A journal article from Health Affairs. Describes the savings in Medicaid that resulted from the Arkansas Community Connector Program, in which CHW identified people with unmet long-term care needs at risk for entering nursing homes, and connected them to Medicaid home and community-based services.
Community Health Workers as Drivers of a Successful Community-Based Disease Management Initiative
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Presents details and key findings of the successful Washington Heights/Inwood Network for Asthma Program in NY. The program utilized CHW to bridge gaps in care between the community and health care settings, and ultimately led to an over 50% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department visits and a nearly 100% caregiver confidence in controlling their child’s asthma.
Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program in Public Health and Health Care Settings
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Explores whether a CHW-based program in Colorado would improve the risk of coronary heart disease in public health and health care settings.
Integrating Community Health Workers Into a Patient-Centered Medical Home to Support Disease Self-Management Among Vietnamese Americans: Lessons Learned
A journal article from Health Promotion Practice, Society for Public Health Education. Describes how a patient-centered medical home and academic partners collaborated with CHW to develop and implement the Patient Resource and Education Program (PREP). Under PREP, CHW received training in core competencies related to self-management support principles and conducted a 4-month intervention with Vietnamese American patients dealing with uncontrolled diabetes and/or hypertension.
Community Health Workers in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: An Overview of their History, Recent Evolution, and Current Effectiveness
Discusses the history of CHW programs around the world and the potential for increased use of CHWs in the United States, as well as their current effectiveness within the present healthcare system.
CDC Road to Health Toolkit
A comprehensive list of resources (guides, flipcharts, posters, quizzes, trainings, evaluations, music, podcasts) designed for African Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes. Provides materials to start a community outreach program to help people prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
Understanding Scope and Competencies: A Contemporary Look at the U.S. Community Health Worker Field, Progress Report of the CHW Core Consensus (C3) Project: Building National Consensus on CHW Core Roles, Skills, and Qualities
A report of findings from the C3 Project. Examines how CHW roles (scope of practice) and competencies (skills and qualities) have evolved over time, and provides a contemporary look at CHW core roles in the U.S. and the competencies needed to fulfill those roles.
Peer Leader Manual
A peer leader training manual published by the International Diabetes Federation. Goal is to train peer leaders to provide on-going diabetes self-management support.
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc., Diabetes Self Management Project, Promotor(a) Policy and Procedures
A guide reviewing the role, responsibilities, and standing orders of promotora in the Gateway Community Health Center’s Diabetes Self Management Project. Includes job descriptions, essential policies and procedures, competency and skills checklist, performance evaluation form, and procedures for documentation and medical records handling.