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. 2011 Aug;22(3):745-50.
doi: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0073.

Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers

Monica Alvillar  1 , Jennie Quinlan, Carl H Rush, Donald J Dudley
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Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers

Monica Alvillar et al. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

This report provides recommendations for the development and sustenance of community health workers. These recommendations are a result of the San Antonio Community Health Worker Summit held January 2010. Recommendations include defining the workforce, training standards, evaluating financial benefit, strategizing Medicaid reimbursement, and creating support networks.

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