Community Health Worker Association Development Guide
Year Developed: 2019
Resource Type: Toolkit.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
Secondary Audience: Enabling Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: MHP Salud (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: With a long history of successfully and effectively addressing health disparities, Community Health Workers (CHWs) can fill the gaps in services that many health care organizations experience in reaching underserved populations. Creating an association or state network can engage CHWs and provide greater professional development and networking opportunities, ultimately providing them with the tools to provide better services at their health centers and in their communities.
Resource Details: This guide will provide stakeholders step-by-step information on how to initiate a CHW Association. In addition, it will provide an overview of the different types of state regulations and association models used across the nation.
Resource Topic: Promising/Best Practices, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Population Health, Enabling Services (ES), , Population Health, Partnerships, Data Collection Mechanism, Satisfaction, Impact/Outcomes, Operational Feasibility, Implementation Feasibility.
Keywords: Community Health Workers, Access to Care, Staffing and Onboarding.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.