Module 3: Program Clearinghouse

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy funded rural communities to implement community health worker (CHW) programs as part of the Section 330A Outreach Authority program. This program focuses on reducing healthcare disparities and expanding healthcare services in rural areas.

Examples of Section 330A Outreach Authority grantees that developed a CHW program in a rural community are available below, along with other types of rural CHW programs. CHW program model information is available in Module 2.

• Clemson University
  Project title: Health Coaches for Hypertension Control
  Synopsis: Train health coaches to provide services to patients referred by a family physician practice
• Connected Care for Older Adults
  Project title: Connected Care for Older Adults
  Synopsis: Provide in-home healthcare services to older adults in rural Oregon
• Delta Health Alliance
  Project title: The Delta Community Health Worker Program
  Synopsis: Improve health outcomes for patients through education and outreach, supporting care navigation, and connecting patients with wraparound services.
• Family Health Centers
  Project title: Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program
  Synopsis: Provide comprehensive health services and tailored health information to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families
• Missouri Highlands Delta Care Coordination
  Project title: Delta Care Coordination
  Synopsis: CHWs adapt to community needs to support social determinants of health and connect patients with healthcare for chronic diseases
• University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
  Project title: Kentucky Homeplace
  Synopsis: Provide access to a range of health and social services to those in need in rural Kentucky
• West Central Alabama Area Health Education Center
  Project Title: Southwest Alabama Opioid Response Project
  Synopsis: CHWs work in clinical and non-clinical settings to connect patients with various social supports.