An ASTHO podcast discussing the financing mechanisms states can use to integrate CHW services into the health care system—and how state/territorial health agencies can support Medicaid in these efforts with Diana Crumley, JD, MPAff, Former Associate Director of Delivery System Reform at the Center for Health Care Strategies.
This interactive guide is a tool to help public health changemakers identify their place on the path to health equity.
This Roadmap supports rural health organizations to deepen health equity efforts to create the conditions for everyone to thrive together using the Pathways to Population Health Equity framework.
Provides a place of connection for CHWs as well as provides professional development and training opportunities.
An interactive framework and database to assist health departments in advancing health equity and incorporating communities in population health programs and strategies.
A Youtube video walking users through the Pathways to Population Health Equity website and how to utilize its resources.
This blog describes FSM’s efforts to improve access to care in some of the most remote and underserved areas of the Pacific.
This blog explains ASTHO’s Islands Health Equity Framework, which outlines a culturally resonant approach to health equity in the island areas.
This how-to guide provides steps, tips, and templates for developing and maintaining effective partnerships within island health agencies.
Virtual course provided by ASTHO's e-learning center focused on building capacity among states based around health equity-focused TA requests.
This toolkit, developed by the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) in partnership with ASTHO, serves as a resource for health department staff who are pursuing contracts with CBOs to implement CHW programs and provide tips for hiring, training, and building CHW career pathways through your contract.
Report providing the critical role of community health workers in states' COVID-19 responses.
State stories demonstrate how Utah, Virginia, and Texas worked to strengthen public health initiatives in rural communities, empower community health workers, and build stronger bridges between communities and health care.
This brief explores Medicaid coverage for CHW-led services and highlights opportunities for state and territorial health agencies (S/THAs) to collaborate with Medicaid to support CHWs.
A highly curated list of resources to support public health change agents advancing population health and equity, focused on rural health.
Contact information for every member of the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health