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Workforce Investment in the Future

PFE3 - The Path to Sustainability: Policy Levers to Invest in Community Health Workers and Increase Capacity for All Health Centers

Friday, February 7, 2025
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Location: Chinatown (M3)
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Understanding of community health worker model; previous experience working with community health workers.
CPE: 1.2
CME: 1.0
CE: 1.0
CEU: 1.0
Session Description: Community Health Workers (CHWs) are critical members of the care team at community health centers and beyond. From case management to patient education to outreach work, CHWs fill in the gaps at health centers by providing unique, community-based, culturally and linguistically inclusive care. Among the diverse roles of CHWs, one challenge remains the same: sustainability due to inadequate federal and state funding models. Join this panel of leaders from nationally recognized organizations to discuss the current workforce and policy solutions to support the growing CHW workforce. Additionally, this session will provide emerging opportunities for health centers, PCAs, HCCNs, and partners to integrate CHWs to support clinical teams and address long-standing challenges to achieving health equity.

Learning Objectives:

  • By the end of the session, attendees will describe the role of CHWs in advancing healthy equity at the national, state, and regional levels.
  • By the end of the session, attendees will identify promising practices and strategies that sustain equitable employment and advancement of the CHW workforce.
  • By the end of the session, attendees will explore policy-related resources and tools that can be leveraged at health centers, PCAs, and HCCNs to support CHWs.