Resources

The Center for Community Health Alignment has compiled relevant articles, videos, and case studies that provide more information on the community health worker model and the role of community health workers and other community change agents in advancing health equity and closing health disparities. The resources below are used by our team and our CHWs as part of our ongoing education on best practices, and will be helpful for everyone to understand how to drive community health with an equity lens and how to effectively address the impact of social determinants on health. If you don’t find the resources you need below, contact us and we will be happy to provide additional resources.

Community Health Workers: The Basics

Community Health Workers: The Evidence

Community Engagement, Social Determinants of Health, and Health Equity

Antonia 1

Antonia: In this photo I was with a nurse this morning talking about a patient that needed a referral to MUSC...[community health workers] work with nurses, with doctors. Like, for example, here in the clinic, [we work] with the nutritionist, with the counselor, with...

Candice 1

Candice: [This picture] is about hope because I hope that with the work that I do in my community, I hope that I bring hope to my clients and to the people in my community to know that things might be hard right now, but there's a way to get out of it and we'll figure...

Leonor 1

Leonor: Well, this, in this photo I was performing a child development evaluation. This family in particular I remember that the mother didn’t speak Spanish, and the father only a little. They spoke an indigenous language from Guatemala, so, well the barriers are even...

4.5 million childcare slots may be lost permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. America is in a childcare crisis

Affordable and accessible childcare infrastructure allows families and children to live a balanced and healthy life. Check out PBS NewsHour’s “Raising the Future: America’s Child Care Dilemma” PBS NewsHour Series “Raising the Future: America’s Child Care Dilemma”...

Getting vaccinated is about responsibility and commitment to community

Luisa Hernandez has years of experience working as a Community Health Worker with PASOs. She advocates for her community and promotes healthy living for all. Luisa says “I feel like it’s an act of responsibility with myself, my family and everyone else. Vaccines also...

Core Competency Training Spring 2022

The Community Health Worker Core Competency Training Curriculum is delivered utilizing participatory learning techniques and adult learning principles. Training is a total of approximately 161 hours. Those 161 hours are divided into 81 hours of facilitated learning...