Recommendations for Developing and Sustaining Community Health Workers

This report provides recommendations for the development and sustenance of community health workers. These recommendations are a result of the San Antonio Community Health Worker Summit held January 2010. Recommendations include defining the workforce, training standards, evaluating financial benefi...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2011-08, Vol.22 (3), p.745-750
Main Authors: Alvillar, Monica, Quinlan, Jennie, Rush, Carl H, Dudley, Donald J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Community health workers
Community Health Workers - economics
Community Health Workers - education
Community Health Workers - organization & administration
Disease prevention
Education
Guidelines as Topic
Health care policy
Hospitals
Humans
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Labour force
Medicaid
Medicaid - economics
Meetings
Public health
Social Support
Staff Development
Support networks
Sustainability
United States
Workers
Workforce
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Summary:This report provides recommendations for the development and sustenance of community health workers. These recommendations are a result of the San Antonio Community Health Worker Summit held January 2010. Recommendations include defining the workforce, training standards, evaluating financial benefit, strategizing Medicaid reimbursement, and creating support networks.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2011.0073