The Launch of Massachusetts Community Health Worker Certification: Findings From the Massachusetts Community Health Worker Workforce Surveys

• Published in: Public health reports (1974) Vol. 139; no. 6; pp. 760 - 767
• Main Authors: Nielsen, Victoria M., Ursprung, W.W. Sanouri, Song, Glory, Hirsch, Gail, Mason, Theresa, Santarelli, Claire, Guimaraes, Erica, Marshall, Erica, Allen, Caitlin G., Lei, Pei-Pei, Brown, Diane, Behl-Chadha, Bittie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Certification; Community centers; Community Health Workers - organization & administration; Community Health Workers - standards; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographic variables; Employers; Female; Grass roots movement; Health; Health care facilities; Health facilities; Hiring; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Massachusetts; Medical personnel; Medical workers; Middle Aged; Organizations; Polls & surveys; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Workers; Workforce; Massachusetts; United States > US; workforce; policy surveillance; community health worker; health care; race and ethnicity

Objectives: The launch of state certification for community health workers (CHWs) in Massachusetts in 2018 aimed to promote and champion this critical workforce. However, concerns exist about unintentional adverse effects of certification. Given this, we conducted 2 cross-sectional surveys to evalua...