Publication date: Jul 22, 2024
In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded 67 health departments to implement community health worker (CHW) programs to enhance COVID-19 response. The CDC also funded a unique CHW-led Technical Assistance and Training (TTA) Center called Envision, which supported health departments to implement CHW programs and promote CHW workforce sustainability. After 1 year, Envision evaluators interviewed Envision staff to assess barriers and facilitators in developing the Center and the degree to which CHW leadership was operationalized. Thematic analysis revealed 3 themes regarding relationships, CHW values in practice, and operational challenges. Findings informed program updates. CHWs, funders, and policymakers may learn from these experiences.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Cdc | Assistance |
| Policymakers | Cdc |
| Sustainability | Chw |
| Therapy | Chws |
| Control | |
| Developing | |
| Envision | |
| Funded | |
| Implement | |
| Learned | |
| Lessons | |
| National | |
| Prevention | |
| Technical | |
| Training |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Etoperidone |