title: Recommendations for developing and sustaining community health workers.
abstract: This report provides recommendations for the development and sustenance of community health workers. These recommendations are a result of the San Antonio Community Health Worker Summit held January 2010. Recommendations include defining the workforce, training standards, evaluating financial benefit, strategizing Medicaid reimbursement, and creating support networks.
authors.affiliation: Patient Navigator Research Program, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. alvillar@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvillar
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.forename: Carl H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dudley
mesh_terms: D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D012944:Social Support; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States