Community health workers and promotores in the future of Medi-Cal: resource package #1 : the role of CHW/Ps in health care delivery for Medi-Cal members
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Moses, Kathy, author Kelly, Logan, author Nuamah, Audrey, author
- Contributor(s):
- California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Oakland, California] : California Health Care Foundation, [2021]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Community Health Workers Medicaid Patient Navigation California United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- About the Project and Resource Package. As California aims to improve the quality of life and health outcomes for its residents, particularly Medi-Cal members, one strategy is to better integrate community health workers and promotores (CHW/Ps) into health care delivered by managed care plans (MCPs) and providers. Medi-Cal MCPs, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, or community-based organizations (CBOs) can partner to deploy effective, evidence-based CHW/P programs to advance health equity and improve outcomes overall. To do this successfully, it is important to have a common understanding of the various roles of CHW/Ps. The California Health Care Foundation's Community Health Workers & Promotores in the Future of Medi-Cal project aims to promote the role of CHW/Ps, within the context of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative. The primary audience for this project is Medi-Cal MCPs, and this project seeks to enhance Medi-Cal MCPs' readiness to utilize CHW/P programs to advance health equity. To accomplish this goal, the project is developing a series of resource packages--informed and reviewed by stakeholders with a broad knowledge of the field and best practices--containing resources that support the integration of CHW/Ps into programs for Medi-Cal members. The packages will address: (1) Roles of CHW/Ps in improving care delivery for Medi-Cal members; (2) Training for CHW/Ps and their employers; (3) Data collection and outcome measurement; (4) Program financing and sustainability.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (26 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101778817 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101778817