The Changing Roles of Community Health Workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine what different types of employers value in hiring community health workers (CHWs) and determine what new competencies CHWs might need to meet workforce demands in the context of an evolving payment landscape and substantial literature suggesting that CHWs are uniquely qualified to address health disparities.

Study design

We used a multimethod approach, including a literature review, development of a database of 76 programs, interviews with 24 key informants, and a qualitative comparison of major CHW competency lists.

Principal findings

We find a shift in CHW employment settings from community-based organizations to hospitals/health systems. Providers that hire CHWs directly, as opposed to partnering with community organizations, report that they v

SUBMITTER: Malcarney MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5269544 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature