title: Many Ingredients, One Sublime Dish: The Recipe for the Passage of Illinois HB5412 Into Law.
abstract: This article contextualizes the need for Illinois House Bill 5412 (HB5412), which calls for the establishment of a state board to create recommendations for the community health worker (CHW) field in Illinois, including a scope of practice, core competencies, training and certification standards, and sustainable funding and reimbursement mechanisms. Multisectorial partnerships and their outputs, coupled with frontline CHW interventions, created a synergistic climate conducive to the passing of this historic CHW legislation. This article provides a timeline and recipe for legislative success as described through processes and activities collaboratively undertaken, concentrating on a 5-year period (2009-2014).
authors.affiliation: Research and Training UIC- Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Castillo); Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Martinez); Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Campbell); HealthConnect One, Chicago CHW Local Network, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Boughton-Price); Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Gutierrez Kapheim); HealthConnect One, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Hernandez); Health Profession & Sciences, South Suburban College, South Holland, Illinois (Mr Waddy); UIC Midwest Latino Research, Training and Policy Center, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Castillo); Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Schaps); and De Paul University, Center for Community Research, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Williams). Ms Baté-Ambrus is Independent CHW and Community Health Psychologist, Chicago, Illinois, and Mr Arrom is Independent Practicing Anthropologist, Chicago, Illinois; and The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.
authors.forename: Venoncia M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Baté-Ambrus
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boughton-Price
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutierrez Kapheim
authors.forename: José O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Arrom
authors.forename: Wandy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Jeffery
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waddy
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Margie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaps
authors.forename: Yolonda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013219:State Government