Background. Community-based health workers (CBHWs) are frontline public health workers
who are trusted members of the community they serve. Recently, considerable attention has …

Over the past half-century, community health workers (CHWs) have been a growing force for
extending health care and improving the health of populations. Following their introduction …

Trauma-informed care is a service provision model used across a range of practice settings.
Drawing on an extensive body of research on trauma (broadly defined as experiences that …

Abstract Introduction: In the United States, disparities in cancer screening, morbidity, and
mortality are well documented, and often are related to race/ethnicity and socioeconomic …

Objective To examine what different types of employers value in hiring community health
workers (CHW s) and determine what new competencies CHW s might need to meet …

Objective: This article discusses different strategies for integrating CHW models within
PPACA implementation through facilitated enrollment strategies, patient-centered medical …

Background Since the 2016 presidential election, reports have suggested that President
Trump's rhetoric and his administration's proposed policies could be exacerbating barriers to …

Disparities in health care have been targeted for elimination by federal agencies and
professional organizations, including the American Public Health Association. Although the …

As reviewed in the article by Perry and colleagues (2014) in this volume, ample evidence
has documented the contributions of peer support (PS) to health, health care, and …

129 NCMJ vol. 77, no. 2 ncmedicaljournal. com ambulatory practice may become a medical
home and may also be a part of an ACO. Some ACOs include attainment of PCMH status as …