Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care

This 2018 article by Andrea Hartzler et al. offers guidance on how to integrate community health workers (CHWs) into primary care. The guidance is based on a literature review and synthesis.

The article identifies health education and coaching as a core function of CHWs and provides examples. Table 1 discusses some of the ways CHWs can support health literacy.


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Community Engagement
Topic
Community Health Workers
Audience
Community Health Workers, Navigators, and Peer Educators, Organizational Leaders and Administrators, Researchers and Academics
Setting
Primary Care and Outpatient Practices, Community Health Centers and FQHCs, Research Settings
Level
Advanced