What is a Community Health Worker
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Medically Underserved Population - answer✔Region that has lack or have little of health care resources-
ex. hospital beds, equipment and/or medical personnel.
Medically Underserved Ppulation - answer✔Cultural group or ethenic group that has inadequate access
to health care services. (African American, Hispanic, etc.)
Culture Competence - answer✔A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together
in a system, agencies or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations.
Social Justice - answer✔Equal right and opportunities in all aspects of society.
Community Health Workers (CHW)/Promoters (DEF.) - answer✔Assist in providing education, recruiting,
and offering outreach for specified clinic and community programs. Also serves a health systems
navigator, identifying appropriate levels of health care intervention. CHWs are employed by community
nonprofits, clinics, local health departments, and state agencies.
What do CHW's do? - answer✔1. Provide 1-1 counseling for patients in a community or clinic setting.
2. Conduct health education workshops in the community
3. Manage a booth and distribute health information at health fairs and community events.
4. Work with community leaders to solve public health problems
Steps to Certification - answer✔1. Complete all 4 years f health with a "C" or above.
2. Satisfy academy projects requirements (Fitness Project, Nutrition Projects, CACHE Project, and
Brain/Mental Health Project)
3. Actively participate in annual Health and Fitness for at least 3 years
4. Complete community service requirement (CACHE community presentation, volunteer at health fairs
and internships
5. Pass a comprehensive exam (which will include EVERYTHING you learn in SENIOR year!!!!
Health Navigator - answer✔An individual organization that's trained and able to help consumers, small
businesses, and their employees as they look for HEALTH COVERAGE options through the Marketplace,
including completing eligibility and enrollment forms.
Things that make up a CWH - answer✔Health Education + Healthcare Navigation = CHW
A CHW bridges what gap? - answer✔The gap between the comunnity and it's healthcare services
Overall goal of CHW is - answer✔Improve access to care + Improve quality of health care = Ultimate
Goal: Improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs.
Goal of ACA? (Affordable Care Act) - answer✔To improve access to health care
Advantages of Stackable Credential - answer✔You can build tranfserable skills that can help you
anytime, and everywhere and can be used for multiple jobs
Transferable Skills as a CHW? - answer✔1. Motivational Interviewing: Can benefit you as a doctor, nurse,
ect
2. Learn how to provide CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE.
3. Have experience serving UNDESERVED comunities
Promotores - answer✔Hispanic/Latino community members who receive specialized training to provide
basic health education in the community, although they are not professional health care workers
Where do CHW's work? - answer✔1. Clinics
2. Community Health Centers
3. Community Events
4. Schools
Most common illnesses that CHW's address - answer✔1. HIV/AIDS
2. Diabetes
3. High Blood Pressure
4. Cancer
5. Cardiovascular Disease
6. Heart Disease
Models of Care - answer✔1. Member of a Care Delivery Team
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