Promoting the Health of the Community : Community Health Workers Describing Their Roles, Competencies, and Practice /

Community health workers (CHWs) are an increasingly important member of the healthcare and public health professions who help build primary care capacity. Yet, in spite of the exponential growth of CHW interventions, CHW training programs, and CHW certification and credentialing by state agencies, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	St. John, Julie Ann (Editor), Mayfield-Johnson, Susan L. (Editor), Hernández-Gordon, Wandy D. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:	Public health. Social service. Community psychology. Environmental psychology. Primary care (Medicine). Public Health. Social Work and Community Development. Community and Environmental Psychology. Primary Care Medicine. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction (Authors: Julie St. John, Wandy Hernandez, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Lee Rosenthal, Carl Rush)
Chapter 2: Cultural Mediation among Individuals, Communities, and Health and Social Service Systems
Chapter 3: Culturally Appropriate Health Education and Information
Chapter 4: Care Coordination, Case Management, and System Navigation
Chapter 5: Coaching and Social Support
Chapter 6: Developing Individual and Community Advocacy
Chapter 7: Building Individual and Community Capacity
Chapter 8: Provision of Direct Services
Chapter 9: Individual and Community Assessments
Chapter 10: Outreach
Chapter 11: Participation in Evaluation and Research
Chapter 12: Conclusion and Next Steps.