The Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project

The Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project

HLC Policy Committee October 5, 2017

Carl H. Rush, MRP Project on CHW Policy and Practice

Institute for Health Policy

Community Health Workers: Known by Many Names

Community Health Workers - CHWs

Peer Educators

Promotores de Salud

Community Health Representatives

Outreach Workers

Community Health Educators

Patient Navigators (some)

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CHW Definition

? trusted member of the community

? liaison/link/intermediary ? facilitates access ? builds capacity

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Why are CHWs effective?

Specialize in working with low-income, communities of color, disenfranchised/ underserved

Operate on foundation of trust based on shared life experience

Spend more time with individual/ family in home, community or clinical settings

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New partnership announced 4/25/17

...will focus on encouraging and helping hospitals and health systems to employ more CHWs

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Updated 3/28/16

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Policy and technical assistance

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