Establishing voluntary certification of community health workers in Arizona: a policy case study of building a unified workforce

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Community Health Workers 100%
• Certification 88%
• Workforce 74%
• Health Workforce 22%
• Public Health 18%
• Organizations 14%
• United States Indian Health Service 13%
• Compensation and Redress 11%
• Scope of Practice 11%
• North American Indians 10%
• Salaries and Fringe Benefits 10%
• Organized Financing 10%
• Population 10%
• Legislation 9%
• Mexico 9%
• Health Insurance 8%
• Vulnerable Populations 8%
• Psychology Recognition 7%
• Teaching 7%
• Health Personnel 7%
• Language 6%
• Delivery of Health Care 5%

Social Sciences

• health workers 83%
• certification 63%
• health insurance companies 13%
• health 11%
• job security 10%
• low wage 10%
• Health Care Providers 9%
• American Indian 9%
• professionalization 9%
• grant 7%
• health service 6%
• Mexico 6%
• sustainability 6%
• health care 6%
• funding 5%
• profession 5%
• legislation 5%
• experience 2%
• Group 2%