California Workforce Develoment Board (CWDB)

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014

Established by Executive Order in response to the mandate of the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Public Law 105-220), the Board assists the Governor in setting and guiding policy in the area of workforce development.

The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is responsible for assisting the Governor in performing the duties and responsibilities required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. (WIOA)

All members of the Board are appointed by the Governor and represent the many facets of workforce development – business, labor, public education, higher education, economic development, youth activities, employment and training, as well as the Legislature.

The Board meets on a regular basis and the public is encouraged to attend the meetings. Decisions are reached through a collaborative process.

Community Health Worker/Promotores Action Plan (Draft) (5 pages)

CHW Partnership Community Colleges

Network of University based Research

Literature review and state level survey of CHW/Promotores

CPAC

Vision Y Compromiso (VYC)

Health Initiative of the Americas (HIA)

California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)

California Health Workforce Development Council (CHWDC)

California Association of Health Plans (CAHP)

CAWIB

UCSF Center for Health Professions

HHS DOE (Department of Education)

Latino Health Alliance (LHA)

Contact:

Tim Rainey Executive Director BIO

( 916) 657-1440

800 Capitol Mall, suite 1022 Sacramento, CA 95814

OSHPD

California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

OSHPD improves access to quality healthcare for Californians. We ensure hospital buildings are safe, offer financial assistance to individuals and healthcare institutions, and collect and publish healthcare data.

The Healthcare Workforce Clearinghouse serves as the central source for collection, analysis, and distribution of information on the healthcare workforce employment and educational data trends for the state.

Contact: Elizabeth Landsberg

What do CHW do?

What is a CHW?

Core Roles and Competencies from the C3 Project Nov 28, 2018

Becoming a Community Health Worker

Two City Colloge of San Francisco CHW program talk about becoming a Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker "Saw Me as Human"

Magdalena is a patient at Loma Linda University Health's Diabetes Treatment Center. She was depressed and immobile, having difficulty navigating the complex health system—but a community health worker was able to help. For more information please visit: https://news.llu.edu/academics/commun...

CHW Roles

Oregon CHW Association (ORCHWA) Dec 16, 2016

Community Health Workers

Over the last seven years, University of Pennsylvania researchers have refined a "Community Health Worker" program that is so successful that it is now being adopted by hospitals and health care systems across the country. At the 2018 Penn Medicine Innovation Accelerator Pitch Day, Penn Medicine Community Health Worker Program COO Jill Feldstein explains why the Penn system is so different. May 23, 2018

A Day in the Life of a Community Health Representative (CHR)

Partnership With Native Americans / Remember Native Americans

Being an advocate is key for those who serve as a Community Health Representative (CHR). The CHRs dedicate themselves to providing the best healthcare education to members in their own community. They are typically from the community in which they are working. They have vast knowledge on healthcare, but crucial to helping people within the community, they also have traditional and tribal knowledge.

The efforts of CHRs have helped lower the mortality rates in tribal communities. To learn more, visit PWNA's Southwest Indian Relief Council (SWIRC) program at: www.swirc.org. To help support CHR visits and provide critical supplies, personal care items, and other urgently needed services., donate at http://www.nativepartnership.org/site....

Learn more about PWNA's programs serving reservations in the Northern Plains and the Southwest at: www.nativepartnership.org.

Building the Community Based Workforce of the Future 9.21.21

Hosted by Partners in Health.

Across the country, community health workers have become trusted messengers on the front lines of strong primary care systems, accompanying patients, helping manage care, and coordinating with health centers and hospitals. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, this workforce has ensured people have the social and material support they need to stay safe, while also building trust in the vaccines.

PIH, alongside community health workers, advocates, and policy experts, will lead a dialogue speaking to the essential role of this community-based workforce. We'll examine how community health workers bolster overstretched public health systems and call for national investments in these roles.