Advance your expertise with high-quality, engaging public health learning opportunities.

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Since early 2023, RIDOH and the CHW Strategy Team in partnership with WE in the World have heard many CHW voices and partners in development of this Rhode Island Community Health Worker Roadmap. We are certain you will see your voices, stories, perspectives, experiences, expertise, and ideas reflected in the Roadmap. 

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This toolkit is designed to equip employers with practical resources to support and sustain their CHW workforce. Whether you are new to employing CHWs or have years of experience, this guide provides actionable insights for a variety of settings.

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Identify key differences between lobbying and education.. 

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This document summarizes State Plan Amendments (SPAs) approved by CMS that incorporate community health workers (CHWs) into Medicaid as unlicensed providers to deliver services. 

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Face Your Health is an educational outreach program to encourage African American women to get screened for cervical cancer.

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AMIGAS is a bilingual educational outreach program promoting cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women and Latinas ages 21 to 65.

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On this site you can explore a library of resources from 27 CHW projects across NYU Langone, representing a wide range of populations, topics, and settings.

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This document is based on a review of peer-reviewed journal articles, gray literature, and conversations with multiple groups who have addressed or implemented CHW sustainable financing.

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This ASTHO report explores how state, territorial, and freely associated state health agencies (S/THAs) can be key funders, administrators, and policy design champions for CHW programs and advance sustainable financing of CHW services.

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Guidebook created for the CHW Sustainability Summit that includes select training materials and associated resources adapted from envision’s Community of Transformation curriculum, as well as resources from CHW and ally partner organizations.

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This document published in February 2023 outlines the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed Medicaid strategy for leveraging the growing number of community health workers (CHWs) in North Carolina to achieve the goals of Medicaid transformation.

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In this keynote session from the CHW Sustainability Summit, presenters share how CHWs and CHW Allies have risen to the challenge, locally and nationally, to make the case for supporting and integrating CHWs by employing different strategies to communicate with, educate and engage decision-makers.

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A CHW Sustainability keynote discussion with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the North Carolina CHW Association, and Partners In Health exploring the pivotal role CHWs play in educating decision makers to drive transformative change and advance the sustainability of CHW programs.

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In this panel discussion from the CHW Sustainability Summit, experts delve into the complexities of CHW financial sustainability. Viewers will gain insights into how and why of implementing CHW financing policies, the essential features CHWs must consider, and notable initiatives across various states.

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CHW Sustainability Summit keynote featuring the work of a CHW and a non-CHW researcher who have collaborated since 2010 on CHW workforce development, research, and policy. The remarks highlight lessons learned for CHWs and non-CHW researchers who are entering into or developing research partnerships.

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This plenary session from the CHW Sustainability Summit in Spokane, Washington, provides federal insights on CHW sustainability, including considerations around how the federal government can support the growth and sustainability of the community-based workforce.

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CHW Sustainability Summit keynote from Denise Octavia Smith, executive director of NACHW, emphasizing the importance of leveraging this moment to advance the CHW workforce sustainability movement. Denise grounds this discussion in the authentic voice of the CHW workforce.

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This document is intended for Tribal Emergency Management Coordinators and Community Health Representative (CHR) Program leadership and teams as a best practice guide to ensure appropriate integration of CHRs into emergency preparedness and response efforts.

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This document is intended for Tribal Public Health and Community Health Representative (CHR) Program leadership and teams as a best practice guide to ensure appropriate integration of CHRs into vaccine deployment efforts.

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