Community Health Workers — A Local Solution to a Global Problem

Singh, Prabhjot; Chokshi, Dave A.

doi:10.1056/nejmp1305636

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Community Health Workers — A Local Solution to a Global Problem

Singh, Prabhjot, Chokshi, Dave A.·2013·New England Journal of Medicine

DOI 10.1056/nejmp1305636

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As part of health care reform efforts, scaling up the number of community health workers — lay community members with focused health care training — in the U.S. workforce could improve health outcomes, reduce health care costs, and create jobs.

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The number of CHWs in the United States is growing rapidly in response to persistent gaps in the health system.
“The number of CHWs in the United States is growing rapidly in response to persistent gaps in the health system [103, 104], and they are serving an important role in the COVID-19 pandemic response [29].”
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Authors: Singh, P., & Chokshi, D. A.
Affiliations: Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
ORCID: Singh, Prabhjot
Chokshi, Dave A.
Venue: New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Published: 2013-09-05
Volume: 369
Issue: 10
Pages: 894-896
ISSN: 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1305636
OpenAlex: W1979275940
Cited by: 87
References: 4
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 2
FWCI: 14.52
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Global Health Workforce Issues
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Nursing Roles and Practices
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
Keywords: community health workers, healthcare workforce, health care reform, health outcomes, health care costs, job creation, lay health workers, scale-up
MeSH terms: Community Health Workers, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Health Policy, Humans, United States, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S., Global Health, Models, Organizational

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