Fw: Special announcement - new Web site: Community Health Workers

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New web page featuring resources for programs involving Community Health

Workers.

We are pleased to announce a new Web site featuring resources for developers

of programs involving Community Health Workers. To access this site, go to

our home page, www.famhealth.org, and click on the CHW Resource Pages link.

Federal officials and several State governments are showing increased

interest in the role of CHWs in reducing health disparities, improving

access to care and making disease management more cost-effective. The State

of Ohio has joined Texas in implementing credentialing for CHWs, and there

is specific movement underway in California and Illinois. Our new site is

the most comprehensive we have seen, and includes links to a vast array of

resources on program development, training, legislation and funding

options.

We welcome additions, corrections and other suggestions to improve this

site.

Carl H. Rush, MRP

Family Health Foundation and Northwest Vista College