Equitable Partnerships Between CHWs and Non-CHW Researchers
This presentation features the work of a CHW and a non-CHW researcher who have collaborated since 2010 on CHW workforce development, research, and policy. The presenters share how they have developed research on topics of community importance, collected CHW workforce data, shared data with the CHW community, and used data to inform state policy. The presentation highlights lessons learned for CHWs and non-CHW researchers who are entering into or developing research partnerships.
Presented by:
Dr. Ashley Wennerstrom
Associate Professor Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, LSU School of Public Health
Director, Louisiana Community Health Worker Institute
Assistant Director, Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, LSU School of Medicine
Catherine Haywood, CHW
Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network
This presentation was part of the in-person Community Health Worker (CHW) Sustainability Summit hosted by envision – in partnership with the Washington State Evaluation Partnership (WSEP) and Arizona State University Office of Community Health Engagement and Resiliency (ASU) – in Spokane, Washington, on April 16-18, 2024.
The Summit offered recipients of CDC’s Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR-2109) the opportunity to showcase their work and strategize together about how to continue CHW programs in the absence of CCR grant funding.
