Community Health Worker Certification by Jurisdiction - ASTHO
March 19, 2024 Updated February/March 2025 Approximately half of U.S. jurisdictions have or are developing a certification program for community health workers (CHWs). Certification can be …
Community Health Workers - ASTHO
ASTHO supports community health workers (CHWs) and champions the valuable role they play in public health. ASTHO provides state and territorial health agencies with resources on how to integrate …
The sections below serve as a summary of research studies demonstrating the effectiveness of CHWs across multiple settings and health issues. This wide array of research allows CHW champions to …
2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, as developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), went into effect on January 1, 2024. The PFS includes Medicare Part B …
This document is intended to support state health agency efforts around community health worker (CHW) workforce development. The table summarizes 18 states’ CHW training standards and …
Promoting Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs
Jul 26, 2024 · Learn how health agencies can shape policy development and implementation to support sustainable financing of community health worker services.
Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers
Jul 5, 2024 · Encourage communication with community-based CHW employers to ensure they have the necessary resources, infrastructure, and support to navigate the Medicaid claims process for CHW …
How Community Health Workers Are Impacting Rural Communities
Apr 5, 2023 · What Is a CHW? A community health worker open_in_new (CHW) is a frontline public health professional that shares life experience, trust, compassion, cultural, and value alignment with …
Supporting Community Health Workers in Territories and Freely ...
Mar 24, 2025 · What is a CHW? CHWs open_in_new are a unique, community based, proven workforce rooted in history and diversity, working across sectors — but a precarious workforce that is majority …
Empowering Community Health Workers to Advance Health Equity
Apr 23, 2024 · ASTHO | The importance of recognizing the critical impact of community health workers (CHWs) in advancing health equity, sustaining their partnership with local health departments, and …