Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Arenas of Public Policy Affecting CHWs

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CHWs talking to an audience at an LA event.

The arenas of public policy affecting CHWs include:

Workforce development
Occupational definitions and standards
Standards for research and evaluation
Sustainable funding for CHW positions

For more information, see the following journal article: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/29/7/1338.abstractexternal icon.

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In this session and the next two, we will look at four arenas of public policy affecting CHWs:

Workforce development
Occupational definitions and standards
Standards for research and evaluation
Sustainable funding for CHW positions

This session will begin with a summary of these four arenas and then go into detail about workforce development.

You can find further background information in the article cited at the bottom of the bulleted list.

Page last reviewed: January 28, 2016

Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

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