This toolkit presents experiences, insights, and best practices identified for CHW advocacy efforts from seven states. It is designed to share promising practices, strategies, and practical steps to help you plan and implement effective CHW advocacy campaigns.

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Many states have begun to integrate CHWs into their Medicaid programs, using existing policy tools to fund CHW services. It is critical that states do this in a way that does not co-opt, but rather supports the existing CHW workforce and builds on the work CHWs have been doing for decades. As states consider policy changes to integrate CHWs into Medicaid, this paper outlines five key principles that every state can follow to support CHWs .

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This document provides a framework for documenting CHW policy at the state level to develop a policy landscape report to support CHW leaders, CHW allies, state-level CHW policy coalitions to understand the current policy environment and identify opportunities and priorities for policy and/or systems change. 

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Policy brief on five policy recommendations to enhance and prioritize CHW models into existing health care transformation reforms.

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This tool isn’t meant to be another generalized, awareness-raising gesture for CHWs. It’s meant to spotlight where CHWs are effectively integrated into their communities while being paid in sustainable ways so these models can continue to be funded and expanded.

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envision CHW Erin Caple  produced this pamphlet outlining six activites that CHWs and CHW allies can engage in for self-care, alignment, and rejuvenation. 

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Discover how to empower your Community Health Worker (CHW) programs with the Built Power Sustained: CHW Employer Guide,  a national resource created to transform the future of community health. 

This free, downloadable toolkit is packed with 60-pages of resource to equips CHW employers with proven strategies, innovative solutions, and best practices to supercharge your CHW program’s impact and build a thriving, sustainable workforce.

Since early 2023, RIDOH and the CHW Strategy Team in partnership with WE in the World have heard many CHW voices and partners in development of this Rhode Island Community Health Worker Roadmap. We are certain you will see your voices, stories, perspectives, experiences, expertise, and ideas reflected in the Roadmap. 

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This toolkit is designed to equip employers with practical resources to support and sustain their CHW workforce. Whether you are new to employing CHWs or have years of experience, this guide provides actionable insights for a variety of settings.

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Identify key differences between lobbying and education.. 

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This document summarizes State Plan Amendments (SPAs) approved by CMS that incorporate community health workers (CHWs) into Medicaid as unlicensed providers to deliver services. 

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This document is based on a review of peer-reviewed journal articles, gray literature, and conversations with multiple groups who have addressed or implemented CHW sustainable financing.

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This ASTHO report explores how state, territorial, and freely associated state health agencies (S/THAs) can be key funders, administrators, and policy design champions for CHW programs and advance sustainable financing of CHW services.

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Guidebook created for the CHW Sustainability Summit that includes select training materials and associated resources adapted from envision’s Community of Transformation curriculum, as well as resources from CHW and ally partner organizations.

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This document published in February 2023 outlines the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed Medicaid strategy for leveraging the growing number of community health workers (CHWs) in North Carolina to achieve the goals of Medicaid transformation.

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In this keynote session from the CHW Sustainability Summit, presenters share how CHWs and CHW Allies have risen to the challenge, locally and nationally, to make the case for supporting and integrating CHWs by employing different strategies to communicate with, educate and engage decision-makers.

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A CHW Sustainability keynote discussion with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the North Carolina CHW Association, and Partners In Health exploring the pivotal role CHWs play in educating decision makers to drive transformative change and advance the sustainability of CHW programs.

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In this panel discussion from the CHW Sustainability Summit, experts delve into the complexities of CHW financial sustainability. Viewers will gain insights into how and why of implementing CHW financing policies, the essential features CHWs must consider, and notable initiatives across various states.

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CHW Sustainability Summit keynote featuring the work of a CHW and a non-CHW researcher who have collaborated since 2010 on CHW workforce development, research, and policy. The remarks highlight lessons learned for CHWs and non-CHW researchers who are entering into or developing research partnerships.

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This plenary session from the CHW Sustainability Summit in Spokane, Washington, provides federal insights on CHW sustainability, including considerations around how the federal government can support the growth and sustainability of the community-based workforce.

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