Role Development of Community Health Workers

An Examination of Selection and Training Processes in the Intervention Literature

This article examines the literature to assess the role of community health workers in the research process. The authors find that community health worker training and selection is inconsistently reported, making the design and implementation of future community health worker programs more difficult.

A Special Supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Showcases Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Research

  1. 1. Making Evidence from Research More Relevant, Useful, and Actionable in Policy, Program Planning and Practice
  2. 2. Effective Recruitment of Minority Populations Through Community-Led Strategies
  3. 3. The Healthy Lifestyle Change Program
  4. 4. A Low-Literacy Medication Education Tool for Safety-Net Hospital Patients
  5. 5. Risk and Resilience in Latinos
  6. 6. Improving Disaster Mental Health Care in Schools
  7. 7. Building Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with a Somali Refugee Community
  8. 8. Rapid Community Participatory Assessment of Health Care in Post-Storm New Orleans
  9. 9. Asthma Mitigation Strategies
  10. 10. Children's Roles in Parents' Diabetes Self-Management
  11. 11. Role Development of Community Health Workers
  12. 12. Participants' Assessments of the Effects of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Their Diabetes Self-Management and Interactions with Healthcare Providers
  13. 13. Economic Evaluation of a Comprehensive Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program
  14. 14. School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating
  15. 15. A Physician Team's Experiences in Community-Based Participatory Research
  16. 16. Community-Based Participatory Research Shows How a Community Initiative Creates Networks to Improve Well-Being