The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare allowed states to compensate non-licensed healthcare professionals such as CHWs. Since this new guidance was put in place, states have been interested in how to successfully integrate CHWs into their Medicare and Medicaid Health Plans. This report details how the State of Arizona has gone about integrating CHWs into their Medicaid Plan and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Workforce: Assessment of the Integration and Financing of Community Health Workers within Arizona Medicaid Health Plans
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Community Health Workers and Pandemic Preparedness: Current and Prospective Roles
The authors of this study reviewed the response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic and the 2015 Zika epidemic to further understand the role of community health workers (CHWs) in pandemic preparedness. They found that CHWs influenced pandemic prepared both before and after the onset of pandemic. Before, CHWs were involved in improving the health of their communities and delivering … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers and Pandemic Preparedness: Current and Prospective Roles
Supervision Strategies and Community Health Worker Effectiveness in Health Care Settings
This discussion paper argues that while the value of CHWs in providing cost effective care in the United States is recognized, improved human resources management practices are needed to strengthen the quality and performance of CHW programs. The authors discuss essential elements of CHW recruitment and training, but also the need for supportive supervision. They note that … [Read more...] about Supervision Strategies and Community Health Worker Effectiveness in Health Care Settings
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
Low- and middle-income countries have experienced a further decrease in the availability of already scarce mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors of this article argue that community health workers (CHWs) are well-positioned to provide mental health services at the community level, but have not been fully supported to do so. They suggest that with … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
Investigating violence against Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs): a mixed methods study from rural North Karnataka, India
In India, female community health workers (CHWs), also called Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), provide essential services to their communities. However, their experience of violence as they carry out their work is not well researched. The authors of this paper conducted a mixed-methods study to understand the violence ASHAs experience. They found that violence … [Read more...] about Investigating violence against Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs): a mixed methods study from rural North Karnataka, India
