Being able to identify all the tasks and responsibilities of a person who will join your care team is the first step to hiring for the job of a CHW. Without knowing these, you can’t really know how to build a job description to put into a job posting.
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The career path as a Community Health Worker is one full of growth opportunities, hands-on experience, and human interaction. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 17% growth for CHWs by 2030. Community health workers or promotores de salud have the chance to improve community members’ well-being every day and help them navigate the
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Hiring a team of community health workers can transform your agency. Whether you hire just one CHW for your small community or you’re expanding a team of community health workers to support all your clients, making the right match is important—and can be tricky. First, you need to find someone who fits the position. They
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The mouth is just as important to overall health and wellbeing as any other part of the body. A simple infection can lead to a stroke and possibly death. People who work with people’s teeth understand the mouth provides an entry to the whole body. They see first-hand how the mouth can reflect problems around
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Every person, whether or not they’re lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (sometimes shortened to trans or trans*) and queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) or not, deserves to have access to health care to be healthy and confident, mentally and physically. However, people who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community are left far behind. Members of this
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Make your CHW’s online experience successful by identifying their strengths and weaknesses before they begin. After months of planning, designing, and working, you’re ready to offer your first online course. It’s been a detailed process that involved buy-in from administrators and department heads, and training for your staff. You’ve got the technology set up and
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Organizations spend millions on training employees online, and, frankly, much of that is wasted. The reason is that too many administrators wrongly assume that by simply rolling out a program, it will be successful. These are some of the most valuable online training tips you’ll need to make your computer-based staff training more effective. 5
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Your agency can greatly benefit from remote training for your CHW workforce. But a remote training program can also pose a whole new set of challenges for new training managers. It’ll require an upfront effort, but doing so will save you countless headaches later on: A good process for educating or upskilling remote staff can
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You probably know there’s a problem you want to address in your community. There might be a high incidence of hypertension in a population group or not enough new mothers are using WIC. A community needs assessment or other sources might have helped you identify a problem that your health center, facility or program can
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Acceptance, adjustment, and setting expectations are critical to overcoming obstacles with remote learning for your community health worker staff. Fear of remote learning might not be as severe as fear of flying or public speaking, but for many people, it’s right up there. After more than a decade in bringing computer-based training to new learners,
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