Community Health Workers: Roles and Opportunities in Health Care Delivery System Reform

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
John E. Snyder, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 2016
This report reviews select health services research findings on Community Health Worker (CHW) utilization that are relevant to U.S. policymakers and considers the key challenges to fully realizing the potential for CHWs to improve health care delivery.

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CHWPolicy.pdf (676.24 KB)
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"Asthma Quicktake" Videos for Schools

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The California School Environmental Health and Asthma Collaborative (SEHAC)
The California School Environmental Health and Asthma Collaborative (SEHAC) is comprised of government, education and non-profit organizations assembled to increase the K–12 school community's awareness of the importance of addressing indoor air quality and asthma issues. To serve your needs, we've developed Asthma QuickTakes, a series of 3- to 5-minute training videos on asthma, created specifically for schools.
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Living with stress for too long may be giving kids asthma

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PBS
The number of Americans diagnosed with asthma has grown dramatically, with high-crime cities being hit especially hard. In a joint report with The Detroit News, special correspondent Indira Lakshmanan examines emerging research that indicates stress, abuse and violence may play as big a role as physical factors in triggering both asthma attacks and the development of the chronic disease.
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Merck Childhood Asthma Network 10-Year Impact SHORT Report

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Merck Childhood Asthma Network
This report highlights the impact of MCAN on:
The implementation of evidence-based interventions and their role in reducing morbidity related to childhood asthma. Advocacy for public policy
debate and changes needed to facilitate improved asthma care. Sustainability of effective interventions in diverse settings, primarily in
impoverished communities.
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Translating Evidence Into Practice: Merck Childhood Asthma Network 10-Year Impact Report

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Merck Childhood Asthma Network
This report highlights the impact of MCAN on:
The implementation of evidence-based interventions and their role in reducing morbidity related to childhood asthma. Advocacy for public policy
debate and changes needed to facilitate improved asthma care. Sustainability of effective interventions in diverse settings, primarily in
impoverished communities.
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Baseline Parent/Caregiver Survey, MCAN Care Coordination Initiative English & Spanish Versions

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Merck Childhood Asthma Network
The concept of Care Coordination for the MCAN sites was defined as a—

"a client-centered, assessment-based interdisciplinary approach to integrating heath care and social support services in which an individual's needs and preferences are assessed, a comprehensive care plan is developed, and services are managed and monitored by a care coordinator following evidence-based standards of care."
— From The Promise of Care Coordination a report commissioned by the National Coalition on Care Coordination.
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Follow-up Parent/Caregiver Survey, MCAN Care Coordination Initiative English & Spanish Versions

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Merck Childhood Asthma Network
The concept of Care Coordination for the MCAN sites was defined as a—

"a client-centered, assessment-based interdisciplinary approach to integrating heath care and social support services in which an individual's needs and preferences are assessed, a comprehensive care plan is developed, and services are managed and monitored by a care coordinator following evidence-based standards of care."
— From The Promise of Care Coordination a report commissioned by the National Coalition on Care Coordination.
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