Tools & Resources
Whether you are a busy clinician who wants to learn more about CHW strategies to help your patients and team, a public health student who is researching the CHW field, a community member who’d like to explore the CHW role as way to empower others, or a policymaker who wants to know how CHWs can help local constituents navigate complicated coverage and care systems, the following list of recent tools, articles and reports is intended to serve as a helpful digest.
Let us know if you have found a resource you would like us to include and check back for updates and topical collections.
The Latest Resources
February CHW Circle Meeting
Click HERE for the most recent CHW Circle Meeting Recording.
Click HERE for a link on HUB implementation.
Presentation on the MN CHW Alliance Registry
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Working Virtually with Clients
A Presentation by Wendy Potratz, CHW Faculty at Northwest Technical College, at the CHW Leadership Program
Click HERE to access the recording.
Public Charge Rule
Advocacy for Your Profession
Click HERE to access the recording.
Breastfeeding Basics Webinar: Part 1 of 3
Click HERE to access the recording.
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- PPT Presentation (PDF): Breastfeeding Basics Webinar Final_7.13.20
- Workshop One Opening Page
Breastfeeding Basics Webinar: Part 2 of 3
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Breastfeeding Basics Webinar: Part 3 of 3
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CHW Supervisor’s Roundtable, July 23, 2020
Click HERE to access the recording.
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Tara Nelson, CHW Supervisor at IMAA presents on models and workflows
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Heidi Favet, CHW Supervisor at Essentia Health presents on readiness for CHWs and supervision structure
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- Sensitivity & Strengths-Based Interviewing (PDF)
- Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations (PDF)
- CHW Value Proposition (DOC)
- Fact Sheet: CHW Standing Orders (PDF)
- Healthy Communities Task Force: Accomplishments and Next Steps (PDF)
- The State of the Community Health Worker Field in Minnesota (PDF)
- Healthy Homes Provider Workshop and Roundtable Proceedings (PDF)
- Oral Health Road Map (PDF)
- Health Care Home Issue Brief (PDF)
- Minnesota CHW Toolkit (PDF)
- Community Health Worker Roles in Core Local Public Health Services (PDF)
Webinars
Free LIVE Webinar Series: Health Disparities – Community Health Workers’ Resources
Learn more about health disparities and community health workers with the American Diabetes Association’s webinar series! Register for 1, 2, or all 3 for free education and CME/CE. First webinar on December 11.
Multi Cultural Perspectives in Cancer Outreach: American Indian Perspectives, March 20, 2019
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 multi-cultural perspectives including American Indian cancer burdens and solutions, strategies and best practices for CHWs and resources to educate others about Cancer. CHWs play an essential role in educating community members about cancer.
The Juniper System: Preventing Falls & Managing Chronic Conditions
Juniper delivers programs to help adults manage chronic health conditions through a network of local leaders, community organizations and health systems. Georgia Lane discusses the Juniper system across Minnesota, the classes offered and how Community Health Workers can be involved with Juniper.
Using Data & Analytics to Measure Results
Faculty
- Peter Carlson, North Memorial
- Patrick Malone, North Memorial
Peter Carlson, a Program Director with NorthRising and Patrick Malone, a Health Economist from North Memorial, will share their experience and strategies for using data and analytics to measure and communicate results.
Trauma 101: A Conceptual Framework for Community Health Workers
Faculty
- Dr. Antony Stately, Native American Community Clinic
- Kimberly Fowler, National Council on Urban Indian Health
- Sam Simmons, Simmons Consulting
- Hawa Jama, Community Health Worker, Health Partners
Community Health Workers often work with people and communities impacted by trauma. What is trauma? Why is it important for Community Health Workers and their supervisors to learn about and recognize trauma? What are the impacts of historic, political and community trauma? How does trauma impact specific communities CHWs serve? These and your additional questions will be addressed in this webinar.
This webinar is one of three webinars on trauma impacts and CHWs.
This is What Trauma Looks Like: The Scientific and Biological Nature of Trauma
Faculty
- Reesma Menakem, Justice Leadership Solutions
- Sr. Sara Langworthy, Developlay, LLC
- Marie Tran, CHW at MN Dept. of Health
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 triggers, the chronic nature of trauma, biological effects and impacts on specific communities: African American, American Indian and Refugee.
The Therapeutic Role of CHWs and Community in Healing Trauma
Faculty
- Dr. Jami Bartgis, One Fire Associates
- Dr. Patricia Shannon, University of MN School of Social Work
- LaTanya Black, CHW Connect
- Vonyee Howard, Lutheran Social Services
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 and resources to educate others about trauma. Strategies for building individual capacity for healing and self-care for CHWs working with trauma will also be covered. Healing strategies for specific communities will be covered: African American, American Indian and Refugee.
CHW local, state and national news, contacts, and resources
CHW “101”
CHW Job Descriptions
CHWs and Chronic Disease
- Addressing Chronic Disease through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach, Centers for Disease Control, 2011
CHWs and Funding Streams
- Advancing CHW Practice and Utilization: the Focus on Financing, National Fund for Medical Education, University of California Center for the Health Professions, 2006
CHWs and Managed Care
- CHWs and Medicaid Managed Care in New Mexico, Journal of Community Health, June 2012
CHWs and Minnesota
- CHWs in Minnesota: Bridging barriers, expanding access, improving health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, 2010
- CHWs in the Upper Midwest: Understanding and developing the workforce, Findings from a study of community health workers’ role, professional development and cancer information needs conducted for the American Cancer Society, Wilder Research Center, 2012
- Alliance Creates Community Health Workers’ Scope of Practice, Training Curriculum, Certificate Program, and Reimbursement Strategy, Expanding Their Integration into the Health System to Reduce Health Disparities, AHRQ Innovation Exchange, Policy Innovation Profile, 2012
CHWs and Patient-Centered Medical Homes
- The Role of Community Health Workers in Health Homes prepared by Health Management Associates for the New York State Health Foundation, 2012
CHWs and Policy
- Community Health Workers: Part of the Solution, Health Affairs, July 2010
- Alliance Creates Community Health Workers’ Scope of Practice, Training Curriculum, Certificate Program, and Reimbursement Strategy, Expanding Their Integration into the Health System to Reduce Health Disparities, AHRQ Innovation Exchange, Policy Innovation Profile, 2012
CHWs and Rural Health
Other
The following prominent health journals have published informative CHW-themed issues over the past several years:
- American Journal of Public Health, December 2011
- Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, July-Sept 2011
- Journal of Family and Community Health, April-June 2011