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Recorded presentation

Paul W. Philpot, MS, Center for Sustainable Health Outreach, The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, #10015, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0015, Lisa Renee Siciliano, LSWA, Massachusetts Community Health Worker Network, Chang Building, 222 Maple Ave., Shrewsbury, MA 01545, 508.856.4852, Lrsiciliano@aol.com, and Agnes W. Hinton, DrPH, RD, Dept. of Community Health Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, #10015, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0015.

Description: The Center for Sustainable Health Outreach (CSHO) is conducting a national study of community health worker (CHW) programs. The study seeks to identify all the CHW program sites in the 50 states and U.S. territories, and to collect data describing their operation. The Center is constructing a database that allows users to compare programs, including their evaluation methodologies and tools. The study's primary support comes from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Benefits: CSHO will provide access to the database via the Internet, making program information available by an online search process. Users of the system may retrieve information about each program's location, mission, organizational structure, target population, service delivery model, and evaluation efforts. Access to the data could spur additional research on CHW programs and their effectiveness. CSHO is collaborating with the Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, of the University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio, on their Community Health Workers National Workforce Study, which is funded by HRSA.

Value: Participants will have an interactive tour of the database, and can order a CD including select data from the project. By attending, they will learn about its uses, how it serves their need for reliable data on CHW program evaluation, and its benefits.

Presentation: An experienced CHW will lead participants as they view data collected by the survey, see the Web-based output, hear suggestions for using the information, and gain a better understanding of the issues reported from the field.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will view data collected by the survey, see the Web-based output, hear suggestions for using the information, and gain a better understanding of the issues reported from the field.

Keywords: Community Health Promoters, Internet Tools

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation