Agencies invest in setting up community health worker (CHW) programs and recruiting new workers, but budget constraints often make it hard to retain top talent because they can’t afford to keep up with employees’ needs. The CHW job market is growing, but the turnover rate in the healthcare industry also growing. The turnover rate in …
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If you work with a program that uses community health workers (CHWs), promotores, community health representatives (CHRs), or similar health advocates, does this mission sound familiar? “We bridge divides by bringing people together: connecting individuals and organizations to help communities tackle their toughest challenges.” You might think you’re reading about your team. But this is …
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In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have food insecurity as they deal with higher medical bills and added daily stressors. Add high unemployment and many people struggle to make ends meet. According to the USDA, most people in America are food secure (89.5%), but that leaves 13.8 million food insecure, and a …
If your agency is invested in using CHWs (or promotoras, community health representatives or other health advisors), you should get ready for retraining them on a regular basis.
This world has a new definition of normal, and healthcare has changed in ways we are only beginning to understand. Making some long-term plans at your agency might seem rash while so much is uncertain. But there is one change you can make this year that will only make your agency and community stronger: start …
5 reasons why a community health worker program will help your clients and patients Read More »
If you’re involved in a program for community health workers, you’ve probably had to deal with employee turnover. Most agencies that hire CHWs, community health representatives, promotores, or similar staffers, deal with the same issue. In the case of CHWs, retention becomes an issue because career advancement as a CHW is a barrier, according to …
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Successful healthcare employee training programs are those that are tracked and evaluated. Most organizations know that, but they often fail at the very beginning to look at the individual pieces of the whole program. Being too general with evaluation will mean you miss out on important data that you can use immediately to improve your efforts.
Some areas you can measure before you begin, some while a course is in process, and others as part of a longer effort. Look at the individual parts of your program, give your evaluation some context, and you’ll be able to have a clearer idea of what’s working–and what isn’t.
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Healthy communities depend partly on how people can work and live well together. Many communities have found that community-focused health workers can help those initiatives. And these workers can be community health workers, community health representatives, promotores, or similar other similar titles. Coordinating community resources and increasing capacity through CHWs can also boost your agency’s …
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Cross-training healthcare teams to be community health workers is accessible, easy to integrate with existing schedules, and applicable to anyone on staff. It improves health outcomes and benefits patients, healthcare teams, and agencies.
The most successful people who work in community health are those with solid knowledge of communities. If you’re looking to hire or want a job as a community health worker (CHW), community health representative (CHR), promotor, or other similar jobs, these are specific skills that will help make the right match. Preparing to hire a …
