Focus on the Future: A Community Health Worker Research Agenda by and for the Field

Authors Rosenthal, E.L. , De Heer, H.D. , Rush, C. , Holderby, L.R.

Date 2008

Keywords Financing, Health Equity, Research and Evaluation Methods, US- based

A journal article from Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. Describes the development of a CHW research agenda by and for the field. Research areas include: CHW impact on health status, CHW cost effectiveness, building CHW capacity and sustaining CHW on the job, funding options, CHW as capacity builders, and CHW promoting real access to care.