Chapter 1 - The Role of Community Health Workers
Authors: Amie Fishman, Karen Winkler and Elena Schwolsky
Activity 1.1 Roles, Competencies, and Characteristics of CHWs
Activity 1.2 Identifying Characteristics of Successful CHWs
Activity 1.3 CHW Panel—Experts in the Field
Assessment 1.1 Identifying CHW’s Roles, Competencies, and Characteristics
Assessment 1.2 Matching Quiz
Chapter 2 - The Evolution of the Community Health Worker Field
Authors: Amie Fishman and Noelle Wiggins
Activity 2.1 Radio Play: Voices from the History of Community Health Work
Activity 2.2 Drawing Your Path to Becoming a CHW
Activity 2.3 History of Community Health Work Timeline
Activity 2.4 The Value of CHW Organizations
Assessment 2.1 Reflective Writing on the History and Future of CHWs
Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Public Health
Authors: Amie Fishman, Pamela DeCarlo and Janey Skinner
Activity 3.1 Defining Public Health
Activity 3.2 The Ecological Model of Health
Activity 3.3 Comparing Public Health and Medicine
Activity 3.4 The Public Health Emphasis on Prevention
Assessment 3.1 Public Health Quiz
Chapter 4 - Health for All: Promoting Health Equality
Author: Amie Fishman
Activity 4.1 Defining Health Inequalities
Activity 4.2 Promoting Health Justice
Activity 4.3 Power, Privilege, and Health
Activity 4.4 Case Study
Assessment 4.1 Developing a Community Poster
Chapter 5 - Introduction to Health Care and Health Policy in the US
Authors: Len Finocchio and Ellen Wu
Activity 5.1 “Poverty” and Public Assistance Program Eligibility
Activity 5.2 Shopping Online for Health Insurance Coverage
Activity 5.3 Presentations on Health Policy News
Activity 5.4 Part 1, Overview of Debating
Activity 5.4 Part 2, Debate on the US Health Care System
Assessment 5.1 Health Care and Health Policy Quiz
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