Developing the Role of Community Health Workers and other Support Staff in Diabetes Prevention, Treatment, and Follow-Up
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Recording
Community Health Workers (CHW) have been shown to be especially successful reaching hard to access populations such as agricultural workers and their families as well as the homeless and residents of public housing. In this session, participants and faculty explored the role of CHWs in the diabetes care team. Case studies and real-world discussion provided examples of both effective and ineffective integration of CHWs into the clinical care team. Participants discussed the scope of practice and most effective roles for CHWs within the diabetes care team as well as the role of clinical champions and leaders in effectively mobilizing the skills of CHWs and other team members.