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CME Article: Top 10 Things You Need to Know to Run Community Health Worker Programs: Lessons Learned in the Field

Authors: Lauren N. Whiteman, MPH, M. Christopher Gibbons, MD, MPH, Wally R. Smith, MD, Rosalyn W. Stewart, MD, MS, MBA

Abstract

Community health workers (CHWs) are laypersons who work one to one with individuals to improve health outcomes and healthcare system use.1 They have many different titles: lay health worker, outreach worker, health advocate, promotora de salud, navigators, and guides. Typically, CHWs work with complex, less adherent, underserved people to increase engagement and treatment plan adherence.2

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