Synergy in Care: Embracing and Empowering Community Healthcare Workers
This webinar explores the role of community health workers (CHWs) in improving health outcomes. The faculty will review strategies for integrating CHWs into clinical teams, effective communication and collaboration with CHWs, and best practices for supervision and training. Participants will also learn about the potential benefits and challenges of integrating CHWs into the clinical workforce. By participating in this webinar, healthcare professionals will gain the necessary skills to effectively collaborate with CHWs and improve healthcare access and outcomes for their patients.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Describe the role of community health workers in improving healthcare access, health outcomes, and health equity.
- Identify the essential skills, knowledge, and qualities of effective community health workers.
- Discuss the challenges and benefits of integrating community health workers into healthcare teams.
- Describe how to collaborate and communicate effectively with community health workers to achieve shared goals.
- Discuss strategies for integrating community health workers into healthcare teams.
- Explain the importance of cultural humility and sensitivity in working with diverse populations.
- Identify best practices for building cultural responsiveness among healthcare teams.
