A Community Health Worker Training Resource for Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke
A user-friendly curriculum that CHW can use in their training and also as a resource. Offers plain-language basic information and activities to increase skills in preventing heart disease and stroke. Also covers lifestyle-related issues and risk factors for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, atria [...]
Sexual Health Part I
OBJECTIVES By the end of this unit, participants will be able to: Understand that sexual health is more than sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and contraception, and requires a deeper understanding of sexuality Understand how social determinants of health (SDOH) influence sexuality and sexual hea [...]
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
The federal matching dollars that states receive for every dollar they spend to support their Medicaid program. FMAP is based on the state-specific multiplier that the federal government uses to determine the percentage of each state’s federal match. The FMAP ranges from 50% – 83%, with [...]
Strategies for Supporting Expanded Roles for Non-Clinicians on Primary Care Teams
A report from the National Academy for State Health Policy. Outlines strategies for, and provides examples of, Medicaid financing of non-clinician services in fee-for-service, managed care, medical home or health home, and accountable care organization settings. Describes different training curricul [...]
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Community Health Worker Support for Adults with Social Anxiety
A doctoral dissertation assessing the acceptability and feasibility of an internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention with support from a peer coach. Describes research findings and provides background on lay health workers in the context of mental health.
Protected: Learning Communities
Seven distinct learning communities are each charged with examining social work’s impact on a different aspect of health. These learning communities are trans-disciplinary, inter-professional teams that include students, faculty from Boston University and beyond, policymakers, and practitioners. C [...]
Community-Based Hearing Screening for Young Children Using an mHealth Service-Delivery Model
Evaluates a hearing screening program implemented by community health workers. Young children were screened for hearing loss using a smartphone app, then referred by CHWs as needed. Abstract available on Taylor and Francis website. (You may need to purchase the full text article.)
Policy Brief: A Perspective on Cost Effectiveness in Pediatric Comprehensive Complex Care Service Models
This brief presents evidence on the cost effectiveness of comprehensive service delivery models to improve care for children with medical complexity (CMC) and describes the unique challenges in cost effectiveness evaluations for this population. It also points to Medicaid policy opportunities that p [...]
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.
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 [...]
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