Co-creation of a training for community health workers to enhance skills in serving LGBTQIA+ communities

This paper describes creating and implementing a 30-h LGBTQIA+ specialty training for community health workers (CHWs). The training was co-developed by CHW training facilitators (themselves CHWs), researchers with expertise in LGBTQIA+ populations and health information, and a cohort of 11 LGBTQIA+...

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Published inFrontiers in public health Vol. 11; p. 1046563
Main Authors Kitzie, Vanessa, Smithwick, Julie, Blanco, Carmen, Green, M Greg, Covington-Kolb, Sarah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2023
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CHW training protocol
Community Health Workers
Curriculum
curriculum development
Focus Groups
Health Promotion
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
LGBTQ
LGBTQIA+
Public Health
curriculum development
CHW training protocol
LGBTQ
LGBTQIA+
community health workers
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Summary:This paper describes creating and implementing a 30-h LGBTQIA+ specialty training for community health workers (CHWs). The training was co-developed by CHW training facilitators (themselves CHWs), researchers with expertise in LGBTQIA+ populations and health information, and a cohort of 11 LGBTQIA+ CHWs who theater tested and piloted the course. The research and training team collected cohort feedback through focus groups and an evaluative survey. Findings stress the importance of a curriculum designed to elicit lived experiences and informed by a pedagogical framework centered on achieving LGBTQIA+ visibilities. This training is a vital tool for CHWs to foster cultural humility for LGBTQIA+ populations and identify opportunities to support their health promotion, especially considering their limited and sometimes absent access to affirming and preventative healthcare. Future directions include revising the training content based on cohort feedback and adapting it to other contexts, such as cultural humility training for medical and nursing professionals and staff.
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Edited by: Durrell J. Fox, JSI Research and Training Institute, United States
Reviewed by: Svea Closser, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, United States; Lily K. Lee, Loma Linda University, United States; Charles Kamen, University of Rochester, United States
This article was submitted to Public Health Education and Promotion, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1046563