Research Articles:
Understanding Scope and Competencies: A Contemporary Look at the United States Community Health Worker Field
http://files.ctctcdn.com/a907c850501/1c1289f0-88cc-49c3-a238-66def942c147.pdf?ver=1462294723000
Community Health Worker Toolkit
CDC’s comprehensive collection of CHW literature, toolkits, and resources.
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/chw-toolkit.htm
Community Health Workers: Roles and Opportunities in Health Care Delivery System Reform
This report reviews health services research findings on CHW utilization relevant to U.S. policymakers and considers the key challenges facing CHWs.
https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/168956/CHWPolicy.pdf
Rishi Manchanda TEDTalk
http://www.ted.com/talks/rishi_manchanda_what_makes_us_get_sick_look_upstream
State Community Health Worker Models: Map of state activity to integrate CHWs into evolving health care systems in key areas such as financing, education and training, certification, and state definitions, roles and scope of practice.http://nashp.org/state-community-health-worker-models/
Recent CHW News
- Free Alpena Community College tuition offered to frontline workers - Alpena News
- Political Incompetence Can Be as Deadly as Covid-19 - The New York Times
- Northern Kentucky police departments add social workers to police force - WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Health Workers Union calls for Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos to resign over 'repeated mismanagement' - ABC News
- Weld Trust grants $230,637 to United Way of Weld County to help end homelessness - Greeley Tribune
WHAT IS SCCHWA
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MEMBERSHIP
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CERTIFICATION
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RESOURCES
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