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 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF 
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
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  • About
    • Contact Us
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    • History
    • Community of Practice
    • CHW Pins
    • CHW Umbrella Campaign
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    • Online
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    • Continuing Education
  • Employment
    • Jobs
    • Job Titles
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    • Technical Assistance
    • COVID 19
    • Chronic Disease
    • Mental Health
    • Criminal Justice
    • Immigrant/Refugee
    • Pregnancy
    • Research
    • Enrolment
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    • California
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An Employment Platform for Community Health Workers of All Job Titles

CHW Job Descriptions

CHW is an umbrella term for many job titles

Community Health Worker is an umbrella term for more than 250 job titles. Some of the more common titles are:

  • Community Health Worker
  • Promotora de Salud
  • Community Health Representative
  • Patient Navigator
  • Peer Support Specialist 
  • Many more ...more than 250 job titles. 


Examples of CHW Job descriptions

 

Northwest Human Services: https://g.co/kgs/6R62nGs

Salem Pediatric Clinic: https://g.co/kgs/HYkxCVn

Gateway Community College: CHW

Central Cultural: CHW

Kaiser: Community Health Navigator

Mental Health Services

  • Peer Support Specialist

Chronic Disease Management

  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • HIV and other STD
  • Substance Use  Disorders (SUD)

Women's Health

  • Cancer screening (Breast, uterine, cervix, ovaries)
  • Peri- natal services

Patient Resources

  • Resource and referral specialist
  • Patient Navigation
  • Certified application assistant

CACHW CHW Employment Platform Powered by SideStreet

CHWs Job Match and Thrive Services

 Whether you are a CHW P/R ( All Job Titles) looking for your dream job or an employer looking for the perfect CHW candidate we are here to facilitate the perfect match. 

  • CHW Jobs 
  • Internship placements
  • Career Counseling 
  • Professional Development
  • Mentoring 



CHW Employment Platform

CHW Employment Platform ( CACHW/SIDESTREET partnership)

Advocacy for fair compensation of CHWs

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

 

https://chronicdisease.org/mpage/domain4/extenders/chw_ra/

Community Health Workers - Reimbursement/Advocacy - National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
The resources in this section pertain to critical issues relevant to the long term sustainability of the CHW workforce including training, certification and
chronicdisease.org

ASTHO

 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): Community Health Workers
This webpage contains resources related to the new Medicaid rule, including examples of successful strategies for preventive service delivery by non-licensed providers such as CHWs, and other resources related to the adaptation, licensure, and support of CHWs. 

ASTHO

 

Overview of financing strategies for funding CHW positions, with some explanation of Medicaid strategies.  

https://www.astho.org/globalassets/pdf/overview-of-financing-strategies-to-support-chws.pdf



NASHP

NASHP

 State CHW Models, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
This website highlights state activity to integrate CHWs into health care systems in key areas such as financing, education/training, and certification and provides information on CHW definitions, roles, scope of practice, and enacted CHW legislation by state.

NASHP

NASHP

NASHP

 Community Health Worker Models in Evolving State Health Care Systems (NASHP)
This blog outlines some of the ways states have tackled challenges such as financing and certification. 

NASHP

NASHP

NASHP

 State Community Health Worker Models (NASHP)
This map and chart details information about activities related to CHWs by state. 

CDC

 

Community Health Worker Toolkit
CDC has compiled evidence-based research that supports the effectiveness of CHWs. The toolkit also includes information that state health departments can use to train and further build capacity for CHWs in their communities, as well as helpful resources that CHWs can use within their communities.

An evidence base has taken shape in support of many policy components that encompasses a CHW policy intervention. There is strong evidence demonstrating the value and impact of CHWs in preventing and managing a variety of chronic diseases. Below are a number of reports and policy briefs that outline the growing policy evidence, as well as a helpful fact sheet that summarizes the extent to which states have enacted laws addressing CHW infrastructure, professional identity, workforce development, and financing,

  • Policy Evidence Assessment Report: Community Health Worker Policy Components (CDC)
  • A Summary of State Community Health Worker Laws (CDC)
  • A recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ruling (Jan. 2014, page 8) states that non-licensed health providers can be reimbursed for preventive services that are recommended by a licensed clinician. Decisions about implementing changes made possible by this ruling depend on state Medicaid offices through their state plan amendment process. This ruling is another indicator of how opportunities for transforming practices are increasingly facilitated by changes in payment rules and systems.

"Insure the Uninsured Project"

 

CHW data from the "Insure the Uninsured Project":  

https://www.itup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FINAL.-ITUP-Fact-Sheet-CHW-FINAL.pdf


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