Framework, design, and baseline data of a collective impact initiative to strengthen the Community Health Worker workforce ecosystem in Texas
In summary, our paper outlines the collective impact approach and baseline data guiding efforts to strengthen the regional CHW workforce. Strategies and priorities were developed based on CHW voices and engaging stakeholders across organizations employing and training CHWs.
Authors
- Heidi McPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1409-5616)
- Deborah Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3139-516X)
- Adrick Harris
- Sean A. Haley
- Jemima C. John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3710-4984)
- Sheila Savannah
- Amanda Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0950-5067)
- Shreela V. Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-5020)
- Nadia Siddiqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4381-033X)
- Rosalía Guerrero Cantarell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1071-1941)
- Elisa Garcia
- J Cofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-5244)
- P. Durand
- Sisan B. Tennyson
Institutions
- Prevention Institute (US)
- Louisiana Public Health Institute (US)
- Public Health Institute (US)
- Houston Health and Human Services Department (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21812-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention