Publications and Resources
The Coalition for CHW-SW Collaboration has created the following publications and resources.
The Latest Report from the Coalition for CHW-SW Collaboration (2025)
Publications
2025
Effective Integration and Collaboration of Community Health Workers and Social Workers: Essential Strategies for Health and Social Service Systems
Smithwick, J., Petruzzi, L., Nakra, N. M., Lee, L., Chang, S., Busch, J., & Wilkinson, G. (2025). Effective Integration and Collaboration of Community Health Workers and Social Workers: Essential Strategies for Health and Social Service Systems (pp. 1–20). The Coalition for CHW-SW Collaboration. https://communityhealthalignment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Effective-Integration-and-Collaboration-of-Community-Health-Workers-and-Social-Workers-1.16.25-4.37-PM.pdf
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2024
Community Health Work and Social Work Collaboration: Integration in Health Care and Public Health Settings: A Conceptual Framework
Petruzzi, Liana PhD, MSW; Smithwick, Julie MSW, CHW; Lee, Lily DrPH, MPH; Delva, Jorge PhD, MSW; Fox, Lillie MA, CHW; Wilkinson, Geoff MSW; Vohra-Gupta, Shetal PhD, MSW; Aranda, Maria PhD, MSW; Valdez, Carmen PhD; Jones, Barbara PhD, MSW. Community Health Work and Social Work Collaboration: Integration in Health Care and Public Health Settings: A Conceptual Framework. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 47(3):p 187-202, July/September 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000498
CHW/SW National Workgroup: A Qualitative Exploration of Multilevel Factors that Support Effective Community Health Worker-Social Worker Collaboration and Health
Equity
Nakra, N., Petruzzi, L. J., Chang, S., & CHW/SW National Workgroup: A qualitative exploration of multilevel factors that support effective community health worker-social worker collaboration and health equity. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference. October 2024. https://apha.confex.com/apha/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/552484
2023
RUSH Social Work Grand Rounds
The Coalition for CHW-SW Collaboration had the pleasure of presenting as part of the RUSH University Social Work Grand Rounds Bi-Monthly Continuing Education Units (CEU), RUSH Grand Rounds, series. You can view the presentation slides here and watch the recording of the presentation here.
Closing the Health Gap through Social Worker and Community Health Worker Collaboration: A Qualitative Study and Conceptual Framework
Petruzzi, L. J., Chang, S., Smithwick, J., Rawson, C., Lee, L., Fox, L., Aguilera-Steinert, J., Calista, J. Delva, J., Wilkinson, G., & the National CHW/SW Workgroup. Closing the health gap through social worker and community health worker collaboration: A qualitative study and conceptual framework. Round table discussion at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference. November 2023 https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/529544
2020
Harmonizing the Community Health Worker and Social Work Relationship to Advance Health Equity
Wilkinson, G., Smithwick, J., Aguilera-Steinert, J., Keane, J., Zatony, M., Wachman, M. K.. Cottoms, N. Harmonizing the community health worker and social work relationship to advance health equity. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. October 2020 https://nachw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/APHA-2020-Harmonizing-the-CHW-SW-Relationship-for-Health-Equity-2.pdf
2018
The Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project
Rosenthal, E.L., Menking, P., St. John, J., Fox, D., Holderby-Fox, L.R., Redondo, F., Hirsch, G., Lee, L., Brownstein, J.N., Allen, C., Haywood, C., Ortiz Miller, J., Ibarra, J., Cole, M., Huxley, L., Palmer, C., Masoud, S., Uriarte, J., Rush, C.H. (2018). The Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. https://www.c3project.org/_files/ugd/7ec423_2b0893bcc93a422396c744be8c1d54d1.pdf
Resources
The C3 Council
CHW Roles & Competencies (c3council.org)
