Community health workers, promotores, and community health representatives (CHW/P/Rs) provide culturally congruent, person-centered services that bridge different health and social services systems and improve the health and well-being of the people they serve.

Jun 17, 2024 · The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) added Community Health Worker (CHW) services as a Medi-Cal benefit starting July 1, 2022. CHW services are an integral part of Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports offered by managed care plans (MCPs) as part of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative.

Community Health Workers, Promotores, and Representatives (CHW/P/Rs) have long provided critical preventive, promotive, and referral services for communities in California that have been historically marginalized and disconnected from the health system.

Aug 29, 2023 · What is the state CHW/P/R certificate going to look like for existing CHW/P/Rs – the Experience Pathway? The Experience Pathway is one of two ways people can receive the state CHW/P/R certificate. HCAI has worked to make the Experience Pathway a low barrier pathway for currently practicing CHW/P/Rs.

The CHW Program provides certification for CHWs, CHW instructors, CHW training centers, and training curriculums. It also provides resources , reports , articles, and research material to foster sustaining employment for current and future community health workers.

Dec 3, 2024 · Community health workers (CHWs) can help people manage chronic diseases and get the health services they need by breaking down barriers to care related to social determinants of health.

Professional Certification-Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification for individuals interested in actively serving as a liaison between health services and members of their community.

Community health workers, promotores and representatives (CHW/P/Rs) help people in their communities manage chronic diseases and get the health services they need by breaking down barriers to care related to social drivers of health, such as language, education, economic, housing, and so much more.

Despite being a critical part of California’s health workforce, there is relatively little comprehensive data on community health workers and promotores (CHW/Ps) in California. With funding from CHCF, Healthforce Center at UCSF fielded surveys of CHW/Ps, the institutions that train them, and the organizations that employ them.

Feb 6, 2023 · In 2019, the California Future Health Workforce Commission recommended scaling the CHW/P workforce to broaden access to preventive and social support services as well as team-based, integrated primary and behavioral health care.