Integrating Community Health Workers into Hospital Systems Through a Social Work Partnership: A Report from the Field

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2023;34(1):478-495. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2023.0032.

Abstract

While studies support the effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) services, best approaches for CHW integration in health systems are not well understood. We describe early outcomes from a partnership between a safety-net hospital systems' social work department and CHWs to address adverse social determinants of health of high-risk patients.

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Services*
  • Community Health Workers*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Social Work