| Advocacy for Your Profession | Presentation from the American Red Cross on Advocating for CHWs. Advocacy is a team sport, but many sports have members that play different positions. You … | Presentations | About CHWs, Advocacy, Legislation | | pdf | presentations | about-chws advocacy legislation | american-cancer-society | pdf |
| Basics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with the PROOF Alliance | The Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance and the Proof Alliance webinar on the basics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from the September Community Health … | Webinars | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | | www | webinars | fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder | mnchwa | www |
| Breastfeeding Basics: Webinar 1 (Audio) | Learn the lifelong health benefits, how to help Moms overcome difficulties getting started and gain cultural perspectives on the importance of breastfeeding. | Webinars | Breastfeeding | | mp3 | webinars | breastfeeding | mnchwa | mp3 |
| Breastfeeding Basics: Webinar 1 (Slides) | Learn the lifelong health benefits, how to help Moms overcome difficulties getting started and gain cultural perspectives on the importance of breastfeeding. | Presentations | Breastfeeding | | pdf | presentations | breastfeeding | mnchwa | pdf |
| Breastfeeding Basics: Webinar 2 (Slides) | The role of breastfeeding in families and culture, breastfeeding and mental health and during emergencies, the role of the CHW in empowering women to breastfeed. | Presentations | Breastfeeding | | pdf | presentations | breastfeeding | mnchwa | pdf |
| Breastfeeding Basics: Webinar 3 (Slides) | What does it take to breastfeed while returing to work or school? How do CHWs empower women to advocate for themselves to continue breastfeeding? Pumping … | Presentations | Breastfeeding | | pdf | presentations | breastfeeding | mnchwa | pdf |
| CHW Oral Health Road Map | This report is a road map to better access and outcomes in oral health. It synthesizes findings from a nine-month project conducted by the Minnesota … | Manuals/Toolkits, Reports | About CHWs, Oral Health | | pdf | manuals-toolkits reports | about-chws oral-health | mnchwa | pdf |
| CHW Roles in Core Local Public Health Services | In 2014 the CDC and the State of Minnesota made a significant investment in Community Health Worker (CHW) strategies in local public health to reduce … | Manuals/Toolkits, Reports | Employer Resources | | pdf | manuals-toolkits reports | employer-resources | mnchwa | pdf |
| CHW Standing Orders Fact Sheet | Standing orders are a vehicle to empower trained and supervised Community Health Workers (CHWs) to provide specific services to specific patient populations within organizational guidelines … | Fact Sheets, Reports | About CHWs | | pdf | fact-sheets reports | about-chws | mnchwa | pdf |
| CHW Value Proposition | Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trusted, knowledgeable frontline health personnel who typically come from the communities they serve. As a result of their deep knowledge … | Fact Sheets, Reports | About CHWs | | pdf | fact-sheets reports | about-chws | mnchwa | pdf |
| Community Health Worker (CHW) Toolkit: A Guide for Employers | This Toolkit focuses on Community Health Workers (CHWs). Its purpose is to provide employers and prospective employers with practical guidance for organizational and practice integration … | Manuals/Toolkits | About CHWs, Employer Resources | | pdf | manuals-toolkits | about-chws employer-resources | minnesota-department-of-health | pdf |
| Experiences of Community Health Worker Employers in Minnesota | A review of CHW utilization, lessons learned, and future outlook from select organizations employing CHWs in Minnesota. | Reports | About CHWs, Employer Resources | | pdf | reports | about-chws employer-resources | wilder-research | pdf |
| Healthy Homes Provider Workshop and Roundtable Proceedings | In February 2018 the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance offered an informational workshop and roundtable to increase the knowledge of healthy housing providers about CHW … | Reports | Housing | | pdf | reports | housing | mnchwa | pdf |
| Minnesota Department of Health CHW Provider Manual | Minnesota Health Care Programs manual for providers, created and maintained by the Minnesota Department of Health. | Manuals/Toolkits | About CHWs, Employer Resources | | www | manuals-toolkits | about-chws employer-resources | minnesota-department-of-health | www |
| Multi-Cultural Perspectives in Cancer Outreach: American Indian Perspectives | This webinar was presented by the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance. In this webinar, Joy Rivera of the American Indian Cancer Foundation brings attention to … | Webinars | Cancer, Outreach | | www | webinars | cancer outreach | mnchwa | www |
| NACHW Document Resource Center | The nation’s largest searchable collection of documents on policies around CHWs. | Website | National CHW Resources | | www | website | national-chw-resources | national-association-of-community-health-workers | www |
| Overlapping Behavioral Characteristics & Related Mental Health Diagnoses in Children | One page summary document, reviewed for accuracy by several Minnesota experts in Children’s Mental Health and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. | Fact Sheets | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | | pdf | fact-sheets | fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder | minnesota-organization-on-fetal-alcohol-syndrome | pdf |
| Penn Center/IMPaCT Care Inc. Resources | Published research from IMPaCT Care Inc. As a CHW national center of excellence, we pioneered the concept of evidenced-based programs through leading-edge research, and are always … | Website | National CHW Resources | | www | website | national-chw-resources | impact-care-inc | www |
| PowerPoint: Basics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with the PROOF Alliance | PPT Presentation: The Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance and the Proof Alliance webinar on the basics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from the September … | Presentations | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | | pdf | presentations | fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder | mnchwa | pdf |
| Rural Assistance Center CHW Toolkit | This toolkit compiles promising practices and resources to support rural communities seeking to develop CHW programs. CHWs are public health or social service workers who … | Manuals/Toolkits | About CHWs | | www | manuals-toolkits | about-chws | rural-health-information-hub | www |
| Social return on investment: Community Health Workers in cancer outreach | A toolkit developed for the American Cancer Society – Midwest division by Wilder Research. The main goal of this economic analysis is to place the … | Manuals/Toolkits, Reports | About CHWs, Cancer, Employer Resources | | pdf | manuals-toolkits reports | about-chws cancer employer-resources | wilder-research | pdf |
| The State of the Community Health Worker Field in Minnesota | The State of the Community Health Worker Field in Minnesota report provides a descriptive overview of the field within the broader context of national trends … | Reports | About CHWs, Employer Resources | | pdf | reports | about-chws employer-resources | mnchwa | pdf |
| The Therapeutic Role of CHWs and Community in Healing Trauma | CHWs can play a big role in addressing trauma in their clients and communities. This webinar covers trauma responses, strategies and best practices for CHWs … | Webinars | Trauma | | www | webinars | trauma | mnchwa | www |
| This is What Trauma Looks Like: The Scientific and Biological Nature of Trauma | Trauma overwhelms a person and impacts function and learning. It is connected to all the chronic illnesses CHWs see their clients. This webinar addresses trauma … | Webinars | Trauma | | www | webinars | trauma | mnchwa | www |
