Understanding the relationship between care team perceptions about CHWs and CHW integration within a US health system, a qualitative descriptive multiple embedded case study

• Main Authors: Erin E. McCarville (Author), Molly A. Martin (Author), Preethi Lakshmi Pratap (Author), Eve Pinsker (Author), Steven M. Seweryn (Author), Karen E. Peters (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Community health workers (CHW) have grown in prominence within the healthcare sector, yet there is no clear consensus regarding a CHW's role, purpose, and value within health systems. This lack of consensus has the potential to affect how CHWs are perceived, utilized, and ul...