Community health workers supporting emerging adults with sickle cell disease
This study highlights that the CHW role is unique both in how CHWs connect with AYA and how it impacts CHWs. Health systems should explore paths for sustainable funding and workforce development for CHWs and invest in infrastructure for CHW transition programs.
Authors
- Caren Steinway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0169-7105)
- Sophie Jan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1796-6464)
- Tanisha Belton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8570-513X)
- Symme Trachtenberg
- Desireé N Williford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-5507)
- Kim Smith‐Whitley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-411X)
- Toyosi Oluwole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7214-2798)
- Katherine Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3159-517X)
- B. Sivakumar
- Sadie M. Butcher
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Northwell Health (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Hofstra University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Nova Southeastern University (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Care Transitions
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100091
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00