Incubator for a multicultural California Association of Community Health Workers
Incubator for a multicultural California Association of Community Health Workers
An evidence-based, easy-to-use diagnostic tool to design high-performing CHW programs
We want to celebrate and recognize community health workers (CHWs) and their role as an essential connector between communities, health care and social systems, and state health departments. hands holding hearts Explore this resource collection and enhance your work. Be sure to share with colleagues!
Community Health Worker Resources
Community Health Worker Toolkit
National Association of Community Health Workers Document Resource Center
Guides for CHWs to engage people with diabetes and those at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Both resources include expanded content and tips for virtual delivery. Thank you to all community health workers!
Advancing California’s Community Health Worker & Promotor Workforce in Medi-Cal
A Resource Center for how managed care plans can integrate community health workers and promotores into their programs
October 2021
Authored by: Center for Health Care Strategies
CHWs are trained public health workers who serve as a bridge between communities, health care systems, and state health departments.
Resources on this page include:
Policy Resources
Implementation and Evaluation Resources
Training and Educational Resources
Literature Summary: Science-in-BriefPeer-Reviewed Journal Articles
https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/toolkits/chw-toolkit.htm
The six-session course covers
1. CHWs’ roles and functions
2. Current status of the CHW occupation
3. Areas of public policy affecting CHWs
4. Credentialing CHWs
5. Sustainable funding for CHW positions
6. Examples of states successful in moving policy and systems change forward http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/chw_elearning.htm
Reimbursement Strategies for Employers of Community Health Workers - A Toolkit
Community Health Workers/Promotores de Salud (CHW/Ps) are essential members of a multi-disciplinary care team to help patients achieve favorable health outcomes. This new Toolkit provides guidance for how health care providers and community-based organizations that deploy CHW/P interventions can receive reimbursement for CHW/Ps in both the fee-for-service and value-based care environments.
The Toolkit is designed to provide the tools for CHW/P organizations to bill health payers for CHW/P interventions. The reimbursement pathways outlined in the Toolkit represent reimbursement opportunities for CHW/P interventions that exist broadly within the current health care market.
For more information, contact Shelly Bolling-Strickland at 816-701-8234.
The Toolkit has been prepared by Erika Saleski, ES Advisors, LLC, and Tim McNeill, Freedmen’s Health, with support from Mid-America Regional Council and the Health Forward Foundation.
CMS MLN Advance Care Planning Fact Sheet
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CMS MLN Behavioral Health Integration Services booklet
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CMS MLN Chronic Care Management Services booklet
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CMS MLN Cognitive Assessment and Care Plan Services CPT Code 99482 Fact Sheet
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CMS MLN Evaluation and Management Services Guide
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CMS MLN Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model booklet
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CMS MLN Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training fact sheet
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CMS MLN Preventive Services Chart
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CMS MLN Transitional Care Management Services booklet
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NCOA Health and Behavior Assessment / Intervention Information Resource
Foundations for Community Health Workers
Youtube video channel https://www.youtube.com/c/foundationsforcommunityhealthworkers
Section I: Designing Community Health Worker Programs
This toolkit section will help you with:
Section II: Working Effectively with Community Health Workers
This toolkit section will help you with:
Section III: Understanding Screening and Responding to Social Determinants of Health
This toolkit section will help you with:
Toolkit: Building a Community Health Worker Program
The Key to Better Care, Better Outcomes,& Lower Costs
July 2018
Authors:
The American Hospital Association in association with National Urban League formed a toolkit to provide information on how to implement and sustain CHW programs as well as the benefits of CHW programs to the organization and community.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction and Background
Chapter 2: Defining the CHW Role
Chapter 3: Implementing a CHW Program
Chapter 4: Strategic Stakeholders
Chapter 5: Implementation Considerations and FAQs
Chapter 6: Case Studies
Chapter 7: Tools and Templates
Resources
References
Bibliography
To access the toolkit, click here.
Advancing CHW Engagement in COVID 19 Response Strategies ( pdf 19 pages)
" The Playbook"
The COVID-19 Pandemic has highlighted the persistent inequities in healthcare access,
quality and cost throughout American society. Local Health Departments (LHDs) must
advance health equity in all facets of their response and rebuilt efforts. Community Health
Workers (CHWs), as trusted members of the community and experts in community health,
are critical for this advancement. CHWs should be engaged as necessary partners throughout
several key activities of the local COVID-19 response strategy, including but not limited to
contact tracing and healthcare coordination, community-based testing, vaccine readiness
education, and the navigation of social resources.
9 key areas of engagement:
Four levels of an engagement continuum:
The Health Homes Program (HHP) is designed to serve eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex medical needs and chronic conditions who may benefit from enhanced care management and coordination. The HHP coordinates the full range of physical health, behavioral health, and community-based long-term services and supports (LTSS) needed by eligible beneficiaries.
The HHP provides six core services:
Contact Us
We value your input. Please email any HHP questions, comments, or concerns to: HHP@dhcs.ca.gov
Resource Portfolio:
Community Health Workers Toolkit
Welcome to the Community Health Workers (CHW) Toolkit. This toolkit compiles promising practices and resources to support rural communities seeking to develop CHW programs. CHWs are public health or social service workers who are close to and serve members of the community by helping them to adopt healthy behaviors. They may also be known as community health representatives, lay health workers, promotoras, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs play many important roles in rural communities.
The target audiences for the toolkit are rural organizations including healthcare providers; nonprofit organizations; faith-based organizations; businesses; networks; and community-based organizations. For more information about rural community health programs, including how to develop and implement a program, visit the Rural Community Health Toolkit.
The modules in the toolkit contain resources and information focused on developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining rural CHW programs.
Phone: 1-800-270-1898
Email: info@ruralhealthinfo.org
The Rural Health Information Hub is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Grant Number U56RH05539 (Rural Assistance Center for Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Cooperative Agreement). Any information, content, or conclusions on this website are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
City Of Philadelphia DBHIDS: Peer Support Toolkit
The interactive PDF format allows easy navigation among sections of the toolkit. The toolkit performs best when the PDF is downloaded to your device and opened in Adobe.
To download the PCCI Peer Support Toolkit (275 pages)
To learn more about the Peer Support Toolkit, be sure to take advantage of a quick tutorial in this YouTube video.