Part 1: Community Health Work:

The Big Picture

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

The creation of this Training Guide was supported by grant numbers 1CMS331071-01-00 and 1C1CMS331300-01-00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Disclaimer: The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessary represent the official view of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any of its agencies.