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health worker who is a trusted member of and has an unusually close understanding of the community served.

Educators
Outreach Workers
Community Health Advisors
Lay Health Advocates
“Promotores (as)”
Outreach Educators
Community Health Representatives
Peer Health Promoters
Mental Health Aides
Navigators
Peer Health Educators

and social support
Health promotion, prevention and education
Navigates health systems
HealthCare Team member

“office” – may be in the community
Home visitor
CLINICAL
Serves as a liaison between the patient and various resources
Reinforces educational messages given to the patient by the healthcare team
Operates as a member of the healthcare team
Flexibility in location of “office” – may have a base at a clinic.

with clinical instructions
Improves health outcomes
Empowers patient
Improves quality of care

Community
Healthier communities
Healthcare costs lowered
Increased access to care

including community clients’ homes, faith-based organizations, their employers or sponsoring agencies, community health centers,non-profit organizations, public health clinics and private clinics, public housing organizations, hospitals and other settings.

of the health or social service teams. CHWs have eight core competencies on which they must train and become knowledgeable. These assure mastery of knowledge and skill, provides a holistic approach to meeting community health needs, links learning to employment opportunities and meets certification requirements.

What Training Do CHWs Have?

reduce health disparities. In Mississippi, they are being used to address direct care, prevention, and intervention

CHWs in Mississippi

and urban communities to help health and social service agencies address issues such as diabetes, child health, high blood pressure, nutrition, tobacco control, lack of access to healthcare and health education, and health disparities through health education and health promotion activities.

for reimbursement. However, CHW services are reimbursed for a small percent of agencies such as SCHIP, Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance.

Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) cites CHWs in three sections — §5101, §5313, and §5403 — and identifies them as an important part of the health care workforce.

of paid and volunteer CHWs
38% of CHWs work in programs supported by HRSA
Nearly 30% of the organizations fund their CHWs using a mix of federal, state, local and private sources.
1 in 3 organizations view CHWs as a viable part of the work force.

Health Officials 2012
CDC Division for Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention 2011
National Prevention Council 2011
HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 2011
American Association of Diabetes Educators 2010
Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010
HHS National HealthAction Plan to ImproveHealth Literacy 2010
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality 2009
American Public Health Association 2009, 2001
National Conference of State Legislatures 2008
National Fund for Medical Education 2006
Institute of Medicine 2003
American Medical Association 2002

Education Center
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 3320
Jackson, MS 39213
Phone: (601) 987-9463

Website:
www.tougaloo.edu/administration/health-and-wellness/central-mississippi-area-health-education-center
or
http://tinyurl.com/wearechws

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