Community Health Workers

Topic Spotlight

60,000

There are more than 60,000 community health workers in the United States. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

79

PCORI has funded 79 active or completed comparative clinical effectiveness research studies that use community health workers in an intervention. 

293

PCORI has awarded $293 million for research studies that use community health workers in an intervention.

Community Health Workers Study Spotlights

The Role of Community Health Workers

Keysha Brooker, CHW, MSW, explains how community health workers (CHWs) can help address disparities for the patients they work with by providing support and resources to help patients thrive.

Reducing Asthma Health Disparities through Guideline Implementation

This project compares three different approaches to implementing guidelines for people with uncontrolled asthma.

The Bridge Between Clinics and Communities

Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH explains the role community health workers played in her PCORI-funded project that sought to help patients from disadvantaged populations better control high blood pressure.

Additional Projects on Community Health Workers

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Community Health Worker and Mobile Health Programs to Help Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Transition to Using Adult Healthcare Services -- The COMETS Study

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Does a Program that Focuses on Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in a Rural Community in Appalachian Kentucky?

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Testing Whether Home Visits by Community Health Workers Help African-American and Hispanic Patients with Low Incomes Better Manage Asthma

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Working with Bilingual Community Health Worker Promotoras to Improve Depression and Self-Care among Latino Patients with Long-Term Health Problems

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