Community Health Workers in Action

Cover
Community Health Workers in Action
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1 Context
	1. Overview
		Introduction
		What Constitutes a Profession?
		Peer Leaders/​Community Health Workers
		Historical Origins of Community Health Workers
		Health Inequity
		An Expanding Universe for Community Health Care Worker Coverage
		Evolution of Innovative Interventions
		Values and Principles Guiding Community Health Workers
		A Focus on Community Health Workers and Four Special Population Groups
		Book Goals
		Conclusion
	2. Culture and Health
		Introduction
		Nature and Extent of Relationship Between Health and Culture
		Intersectionality and Health
		Acculturation Status and Stress
		Conclusion
	3. Health Inequity
		Introduction
		Definition and Overview
		Conclusion
	4. Challenges and Barriers to Urban Health Care Delivery
		Introduction
		Key Demographic Profiles and Trends
		Organizational Access Barriers
			Geographical/​Physical
			Psychological
			Cultural/​Language
			Operational/​Financial
		Conclusion
Section 2 Theoretical Foundation
	5. Values, Guiding Principles, Conceptual Foundation,  and Framework
		Introduction
		Values and Principles Guiding Community Health Worker  Interventions
			Values
			Principles
		Conceptual Frameworks
			Community Capacity Enhancement
			Life Course Perspective
		Conclusion
	7. Recruiting, Training, and Supporting Promotores (Paid and Volunteer)
		Introduction
		Key Research Questions
		Recruiting and Screening
		Training and Supervision
		Organizational Support
		Advancement
		Conclusion
Section 3 Reflections from the Field
	8. Special Population Case Illustrations
		Introduction
		Special Population Groups
			The Formerly Incarcerated as Community Health Workers
			The Formerly Unauthorized as Community Health Workers
			The Formerly Homeless (Unhoused) as Community Health Workers
			Persons in Recovery as Community Health Workers
		Conclusion
	9. Recommendations for Practice and Research
		Introduction
		New Approaches and Models
		Demand for Community Health Workers Will Only Increase
		Evolving Roles
		Research by, for, and on Community Health Workers
		Conclusion
	10. Practice Challenges and CHWs as Researchers
		Introduction
		Challenges and the Field of Community Health Work
		Rewards and Challenges in Community Health Worker–​Initiated and –​Involved Research
		Promising Research Methods and Approaches
			Community-​Based Participatory Research
			Photovoice
			Ethnographic Research
			Case Studies
			Community-​Led Mapping
			Other Less Known or Emerging Research Methods
		Ethical Conflicts and Considerations
		Conclusion
References
Index