Community Health Worker Graduates from Rochester Community Technical College

 

 

 

 

 

The Minnesota Community Health Worker Project                                     

Contact: Anne Willaert, Director of Project Design and   Development,    507.389.2590

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Importance of CHWs:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation and the Minnesota Community Health Worker Project have conducted studies related to the use of CHWs in Minnesota and their training needs. Their findings suggest that:

• Demand for CHWs is strong and will increase as diversity increases in the population
• CHWs are widely used and effective in Minnesota
• Over 92% of employers of CHWs in Minnesota stated a need for standardized training
• 92% of CHW employers agree that standardized training is important to the success of CHWs working in Minnesota
• Job market is continuing to grow - 67% of CHW employers plan to hire additional CHWs in the future and 33% of them are currently recruiting
• 84% of employers would hire additional CHWs if funding were not an issue
• In the Minnesota area 176 CHW positions were identified of which 132 are full-time

For More information and to link to the full reports click below.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Critical Links Study

Community Health Worker Minneapolis-St. Paul Work Force Analysis Study

Community Health Worker Rochester Work Force Analysis Study

List of Minnesota organizations that employ CHWs

Bibliography of CHW studies and resources

National Fund for Medical Education,UCSF Center for the Health Professions Financing Reports:

A grant funded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation to the National Fund for Medical Education, which is administered at the University of California, San Francisco, Center for The Health Professions, just released two newly published reports on several sustainable financing models for Community Health Workers.  It also provides an overview of issues related to funding including current status of CHW outcomes research, cost-effectiveness research and efforts to standardize educational curricula.  The first report focuses on national programs and the second report supplements the main report by highlighting CHW financing issues in Minnesota.

The main report, Advancing Community Health Worker Practice and Utilization: The Focus on Financing is national in scope.

Funding CHW Programs and Services in Minnesota: Looking to the Future

Both Reports can be accessed through the publications page at the UCSF Center for the Health Professions:  http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/publications/index.html

 

Additional information on the Minnesota Community Health Worker Project:

• Vision and Implementation of the Minnesota CHW Program
  
  
• Click here for the outline of the Minnesota CHW Curriculum
  
  
• How you can be involved
  
  
• Funding and Community Partners
  
  
• CHW Peer Group Networking
  
  
  
  CHW's taking blood pressure at the Service Day at the Capitol.
  

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