Community Health Worker-Led Community Clinical on the U.S. / Mexico Border: Lessons Learned.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-clinical linkages (CCLs) connect public health organizations and health care providers to better support patients. Community health workers (CHWs), representatives from priority populations with special connections to their community, can lead CCLs.

Objectives

Our objective was to learn about how to conduct a CHW-led CCL from the perspectives of those implementing the intervention.

Methods

We conducted focus groups with CHWs and their supervisors and regularly consulted community partners while coding and analyzing data.

Results

We learned that CHWs thrive when supported by peers, supervisors, institutions, and researchers. Supervisors- who are new to the CHW role-should consider seeking training in CHW professional development and performa

SUBMITTER: Lohr AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359453 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature