The Medical and Research Librarians have selected this chronological list of journal citations and/or reports in the Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program.
From the ground up: building and Implementing a successful CHW/promotor(a) program for cancer screening, training, education, and prevention. Brandford A, Sanchez M, Pitones P, Bolin J. Health Promot Pract. Published online January 6, 2025. doi:10.1177/15248399241308198
Promotoras represent a community in pain. Marquez C, Kazmierski K, Carballo JA, et al. J Lat Psychol. 2023;11(2):148-165. doi:10.1037/lat0000224
A review of community health worker integration in health departments. Ignoffo S, Gu S, Ellyin A, Benjamins MR. J Community Health. 2024;49(2):366-376. Epub 2023 Oct 12. doi:10.1007/s10900-023-01286-6
Health care impacts of resource navigation for health-related social needs in the accountable health communities model. Parish W, Beil H, He F, et al. Health Affairs. 2023;42(6):822-831. Epub 2023 May 17. doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01502
Community health worker integration with and effectiveness in health care and public health in the United States. Knowles M, Crowley AP, Vasan A, Kangovi S. Annu Rev Public Health. 2023;44:363-381. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071521-031648
Impact of delivering a healthy lifestyle intervention: promotora findings from Familias Sanas y Activas II. Madanat H, Martinez A, Molina M, Ayala GX. J Health Sci Educ. 2023;1(3):1-7.
Care management for patients with type 2 diabetes: the roles of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers. Bodenheimer TS & Willard-Grace R. Health Affairs. 2022;41(7):947-954. doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00227
Impact of community health workers on access to care for rural populations in the United States: a systematic review. Berini CR, Bonilha HS, Simpson AN. J Community Health. 2022;47(3):539-553. doi:10.1007/s10900-021-01052-6
Community health worker sustainability: funding, payment, and reimbursement laws in the United States. Schmit CD, Washburn DJ, LaFleur M, Martinez D, Thompson E, Callaghan T. Public Health Rep. 2022;137(3):597-603.
doi:10.1177/00333549211006072
Community health worker impact on knowledge, antenatal care, and birth outcomes: a systematic review. Scharff D, Enard KR, Tao D, Strand G, Yakubu R, Cope V. Matern Child Health J. 2022;26(1):79-101. doi:10.1007/s10995-021-03299-w
Latino health access: comparative effectiveness of a community-initiated promotor/a-led diabetes self-management education program. Slater A, Cantero PJ, Alvarez G, Cervantes BS, Bracho A, Billimek J. Fam Community Health. 2022;45(1):34-45. doi:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000311
Processes for implementing community health worker workforce development initiatives. Barbero C, Mason T, Rush C, et al. Front Public Health. 2021;9:659017.
doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.659017
Community health worker leadership in Louisiana, during and after Hurricane Katrina. Haywood CG, Feist DR, Sugarman MK, Ezouah P, Wennerstrom A. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(10):1498-1499. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305741
Evidence-based community health worker program addresses unmet social needs and generates positive return on investment. Kangovi S, Mitra N, Grande D, et al.
Health Affairs. 2020;39(2):207-213.
doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00981