Dear CHW Allies,
We are research team working our partners at the Maine Community Health Worker Initiative. We are conducting a community-engaged survey and interview study to understand the challenges and opportunities for organizations that employ CHWs, and to enhance professional development opportunities for the CHW workforce.
Our goals are to understand CHWs working conditions and experiences in order to develop strategies for sustainably implementing the CHW model and strengthening the CHW workforce. We are writing to ask for your help. If your organization employs CHWs, we invite you to complete the CHW Employer Survey.
Our goal is to survey 25 organizations in a diverse range of communities and contexts. We recognize that Community Health Workers work in a variety of job titles (Peer Navigator, Promotora, Family Coach, Community Health Outreach Worker). If you are unsure if your organization employs people working in these roles, please reach out to our research team or check the project website.
The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Identifying personal information will not be linked to responses submitted on the behalf of organizations.
Thank you so much for your time and support in this community-engaged research effort to support Maine’s CHWs.
Best,
Kate Darling, Assistant Professor of Health Science, University of Maine School of Nursing
Tara Casimir, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Southern Maine School of Nursing