Alberto Martinez, Supervising CHW¹, Elkin Lopez, CHW¹, Fiona Wu², Marilyn Morel, CHW³, and Ruth Santiago². (1) Community Health Outreach, Health Plus, PHSP, Inc., 241 - 37th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220, 718-491-7571, amartinez@healthplus-ny.org, (2) Health Plus, 241 37th St., Brooklyn, NY 11232, (3) Community Outreach, Health Plus, PHSP, Inc., 241 - 37th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Health Plus is a pre-paid health services plan serving all culturally diverse communities of New York City. Since 1995, Health Plus has operated a telephonic community health outreach program to improve member's access to quality health care services. This outreach effort has recently expanded to include home visiting interventions. With guidance and support from management, CHWs themselves designed and implemented all aspects of this new home visiting program. This presentation by community health workers will describe that journey, share the challenges and celebrate the successes of this program.

Learning Objectives:

• We expect participants will appreciate the development and experiences of community health workers as they become involved in all aspects of program design, development and implementation for a home-visiting program.

Keywords: Community Outreach, Home Visiting

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.