“I feel like my job is to give patients hope” - perspectives of Community Health Workers and employers in Iowa: a mixed methods study
CHWs in Iowa felt supported and valued as members of the care team, yet challenges to growing the CHW workforce remain. Our findings highlight the need for continued role definition of the CHW workforce, as well as the need to establish more sustainable sources of funding to ensure the continuity and expansion of this health equity-enhancing workforce.
Authors
- Rima Afifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3154-3617)
- Laurie Walkner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5900-4645)
- Debra Kazmerzak
- Roger Hileman
- Heidi Haines
- Amanda M. Sursely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2899-8316)
- William Appelgate
- Samra Hiros
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Public Health Institute (US)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- Iowa Department of Public Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12536-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Resources and Services Administration