Policy Evidence Assessment Report: Community Health Worker Policy Components
An assessment report by the CDC that is intended to inform about the strengths and limitations of evidence bases for individual components of chronic disease policy interventions. This particular report examines 14 CHW policy components, some of which are elements of successful CHW programs, so as t [...]
AMCHP Conference Workshop: Addressing Health Care Coverage Inequities Among Children with Special Health Care Needs
On February 13th at the 2018 Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) conference the Catalyst Center presented the results of four focus groups that were conducted with parents of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) who are from the Somali community in Bost [...]
HIV Resistance: The Intersection between Treatment and Prevention
This webcast provides an overview of HIV drug resistance, its role in transmitting resistant HIV virus, and what clients and peers need to know about it. The webcast will also include an overview of the role of HIV biomedical interventions in reducing risk of HIV transmission.
Integrating Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings
Integrating Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings In 2015, Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice was awarded funding to be the Dissemination and Evaluation CenterĀ (DEC) for the “Dissemination of Evidence Informed Interventions” project, thoug [...]
An Action Guide on Community Health Workers: Guidance for Organizations Working with CHWs
A policy guide for organizations hiring community health workers 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.” Draws on evidence-based best practices to off [...]
MCH Workforce Development
The Catalyst Center serves as a partner with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) to form the Access to Care Core for the University of North Carolina’s National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Workforce Developm [...]
CoIIN to Advance Care for Children with Medical Complexity
Project implementation took place from August 1st, 2017 to July 31st, 2021. The project is now in a supplemental fifth year focused on sustainability, spread, dissemination, and evaluation. NEW: The CoIIN now has a materials library of products developed during the course of project implementation. [...]
Utilization of Community Health Workers in Canada’s Children’s Oral Health Initiative for Indigenous Communities
An analysis of a children’s oral health initiative in indigenous communities in Canada. Communities were enrolled in the oral health program with sporadic, intermittent, or uninterrupted support from a community health worker. The authors examine the relationship between community health worke [...]
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 [...]
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