TY - JOUR
T1 - Community health workers in the United States
T2 - Challenges in identifying, surveying, and supporting the workforce
AU - Sabo, Samantha
AU - Allen, Caitlin G.
AU - Sutkowi, Katherine
AU - Wennerstrom, Ashley
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Brinton Family Health and Healing Center. We would like to acknowledge the strong and growing community health worker (CHW) networks and associations that continue to organize and advocate on behalf of the CHW profession. We give a special thank you to the University of Arizona, Arizona Prevention Center for their long-term commitment to the strengthening of the CHW workforce through research and action.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Community health workers (CHWs) are members of a growing profession in the United States. Studying this dynamic labor force is challenging, in part because its members have more than 100 different job titles. The demand for timely, accurate information about CHWs is increasing as the profession gains recognition for its ability to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Although numerous surveys of CHWs have been conducted, the field lacks well-delineated methods for gaining access to this hard-to-identify workforce. We outline methods for surveying CHWs and promising ap-proachestoengagetheworkforce and other stakeholders in conducting local, state, and national studies. We also highlight successful strategies to overcome challenges in CHW surveys and future directions for surveying the field.
AB - Community health workers (CHWs) are members of a growing profession in the United States. Studying this dynamic labor force is challenging, in part because its members have more than 100 different job titles. The demand for timely, accurate information about CHWs is increasing as the profession gains recognition for its ability to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Although numerous surveys of CHWs have been conducted, the field lacks well-delineated methods for gaining access to this hard-to-identify workforce. We outline methods for surveying CHWs and promising ap-proachestoengagetheworkforce and other stakeholders in conducting local, state, and national studies. We also highlight successful strategies to overcome challenges in CHW surveys and future directions for surveying the field.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304096
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304096
M3 - Article
C2 - 29048953
AN - SCOPUS:85033589851
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 107
SP - 1964
EP - 1969
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 12
ER -