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The Impact of Community Health Worker Training and Programs in NYC

Overview
Journal J Health Care Poor Underserved
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Date 2006 Mar 8
PMID 16520505
Citations 26
Authors
Moises Perez
Sally E Findley
Miriam Mejia
Jacqueline Martinez
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Abstract

The Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative is committed to improving health care in Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, and low-income communities in New York City, large parts of which are home to many immigrants to the U.S. The collaborative developed a program to train and integrate community health workers (CHWs) into ongoing programs at partner community organizations. We report on our 2000-2005 experiences with CHWs for health insurance, child immunizations, and asthma management. A total of 1,504 CHWs were trained, with 16%-200% increase in CHW competency for selected skills. The CHWs facilitated health insurance enrollment for about 30,000 individuals, assisted 8,000 children to become completely immunized, and supported 4,000 families improving asthma management. Integration of CHW training into community programs is effective for empowering health promotion in underserved communities.

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