The Wardyga Family
The second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) forced me to reflect on some personal and painful experiences that followed the births of my full term twin sons, 26 years ago. I never imagined that landmark legislation like the ACA would pass in my lifetime, after years of advocating for wha [...]
Webinar: What are the Pathways to Coverage and What Are Covered Services for Medicaid and CHIP?
This is the third webinar in a five-webinar series about the Catalyst Center’s technical assistance tool Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Student HIV/AIDS-related Knowledge, Attitudes, Intentions: The Community-Based Dental Partnership.
U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Community-Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP) introduces dental students and residents at several dental schools to care for vulnerable patients through didactic and clinical work in community-based dental settings. This stud [...]
What’s the Deal with MOE?
The Maintenance of Effort (MOE) provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to keep the eligibility criteria for their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that they had in place on March 23, 2010, the day the ACA was signed into law. Under MOE, states cannot [...]
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 [...]
Community Health Worker Integration in Health Care, Public Health, and Policy: A Partnership Model
An article from the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. Describes three initiatives in Massachusetts in which the state public health department collaborated with CHW leaders, health providers, and community-based partners to develop policy and services, including CHW state certification, integra [...]
States Implementing Community Health Worker Strategies, Technical Assistance Guide
A technical assistance guide for the CDC’s State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health Program.
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% red [...]
Integrating Community Health Workers into State and Local Chronic Disease Prevention Efforts
A brief describing the evidence for use of CHWs in prevention efforts and outlining financing options for CHW programs. Draws on program development in Washington state.
“I am Not Telling. The Mobile is Telling”: Factors Influencing the Outcomes of a Community Health Worker mHealth Intervention in India
A study describing the program developers’ rationale in designing a community health worker-led intervention to improve maternal outcomes in India utilizing mobile health tools. Articulates contextual factors impacting implementation and evaluates program efficacy.
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