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51. Recruiting, Hiring, and Employment Considerations - RHIhub Community Health Workers Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Sep 8, 2020

Some key points to consider for the recruitment and retention of community health workers.

...Community Health Workers as Employees Website Outlines considerations for community health worker recruitment, hiring, retention...

52. State Law Fact Sheet: A Summary of State Community Health Worker Laws - Resources
Date: 2017

Details the state laws pertaining to Community Health Workers as of June 30, 2016. Includes laws defining scope of practice, team-based care models, reimbursement, and the core certification process.

...Community Health Worker Laws --- Details the state laws pertaining to Community Health Workers as of June...

53. Development and Deployment of Community Health Workers in Delaware - Resources
Date: Jun 2017

A guide for establishing a Community Health Worker program in the state of Delaware. Includes information about certification requirements and reimbursement mechanisms, along with model programs from other states.

...Community Health Workers in Delaware --- A guide for establishing a Community Health Worker program in the state...

54. Texas Community Health Worker Workforce Development Center Training - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Offers a Community Health Worker (CHW) certification course, continuing education units, intermediate level training, and training for providers and facilities who seek to employ CHWs in Texas.

...Community Health Worker Workforce Development Center Training --- Offers a Community Health Worker (CHW) certification course...

55. Recognizing and Sustaining the Value of Community Health Workers and Promotores - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Discusses the ways in which community health workers and promotores (CHW/Ps) contribute to the healthcare system, with a focus on California. Gives examples of the ways in which CHW/Ps in rural areas can alleviate workforce shortages, strengthen patient engagement with the healthcare system, and act as liaisons to social structures, including churches and Native American tribal organizations.

...Community Health Workers and Promotores --- Discusses the ways in which community health workers and promotores...

56. Medicaid Coverage of Community Health Worker Services - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Provides an overview of types of community health workers (CHWs) and the services they provide. Summarizes studies examining the effects of CHW programs on health outcomes and costs. Discusses state approaches to covering CHW services through Medicaid, including the services covered, regulatory authorities used to provide Medicaid payment, the populations served, and training and certification requirements.

...Community Health Worker Services --- Provides an overview of types of community health workers (CHWs) and the services...

57. State Policies for Expanding Medicaid Coverage of Community Health Worker (CHW) Services - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Discusses state Medicaid coverage policies regarding Community Health Workers (CHWs) in place as of July 1, 2022, and planned for fiscal year 2023. Covers CHW coverage initiatives implemented or planned through Medicaid state plan amendments, Section 1115 demonstration authority, and as part of a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model.

...Community Health Worker (CHW) Services --- Discusses state Medicaid coverage policies regarding Community Health Workers (CHWs...

58. Community Health Workers in Rural Settings Topic Guide - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2023

Guide outlines the roles of community health workers (CHWs) in rural areas. Features frequently asked questions about CHW's duties, certification, and education, among other topics.

...Community Health Workers in Rural Settings Topic Guide --- Guide outlines the roles of community health...

59. Building a Community Health Worker Program: The Key to Better Care, Better Outcomes, & Lower Costs - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

A toolkit offering information and strategies to help hospitals and healthcare systems design and implement a community health worker (CHW) program targeted to the communities they serve. Highlights evidence-based best practices, sustainable financing of CHW activities, engaging stakeholders, and suggests outcome measures. Provides a chapter of case studies on rural, urban, and suburban settings.

...community health worker (CHW) program targeted to the communities they serve. Highlights evidence-based best...

60. Examination of Community Health Workers in Rural Pennsylvania - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Assesses the extent to which Community Health Workers (CHWs) are used in rural Pennsylvania to address the healthcare needs of underserved people. Includes statistics on CHW salaries, caseloads, hours of paid work, health outcomes, demographic characteristics, and training and certification.

...Community Health Workers in Rural Pennsylvania --- Assesses the extent to which Community Health Workers (CHWs...