AHRQ Innovations Exchange ▲ September 12, 2012 Issue

AHRQ Innovations Exchange

September 12, 2012 IssueWorkforce Development and the Role of Community Health Workers

This issue includes

Innovations:

• Alliance Expands Integration of Community Health Workers Into the Health System
• Clinics and Hospitals Use Trained, Certified Community Members to Assist Health Care Teams

QualityTools:

• Community Health Workers Toolkit
• The Community Health Worker's Sourcebook: A Training Manual for Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke

Next issue: State Health Care Legislation and Statewide Initatives

Spotlight On...

New Perspective: Public Health Workforce Faces New Challenges and Opportunities

	Edward Baker, MD, MPH Director, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Director, Public Health Leadership Institute
	Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN President and CEO Public Health Accreditation Board
	Shirley Orr, MHS, ARNP, NEA-BC Public Health Consultant Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow Co-Director, Kansas Public Health Leadership Institute

 

Events & Podcasts

Join the Innovations Exchange on Tuesday, September 25th from 3 - 4 pm ET for a Webcast sponsored by AHRQ's Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships.

The Webcast, Vermont Blueprint for Health: Working Together for Better Care, will feature a video presentation about successful linkages among public health, primary care, and clinical community resources in the state of Vermont, followed by a panel discussion.

Register now for this free online event.

 

Articles & Guides

Access resources for problem-solving and innovation adoption.

	Connecting Underserved Patients to Primary Care After Emergency Department Visits A Conversation With Herbert C. Smitherman Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, President and CEO, Health Centers Detroit Foundation
	Sustaining and Spreading Quality Improvement A Conversation With Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, Director, Integrated Nurse Leadership Program, University of California, San Francisco
	Innovation in Clinical and Community Relationships Post-Katrina A Conversation With Eric Baumgartner, MD, MPH Policy and Program Planning Director, Louisiana Public Health Institute

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