Abstract
Community health workers (CHWs) have long been engaged by organizations to assist underserved populations with unmet health-related needs. CHWs’ roles in effectively addressing service and health barriers—for example, through navigation and health promotion—are well established. Few published studies address how the skills and roles of CHWs are applied to support research, though similar barriers exist. To address this gap, we surveyed CHW programs about the extent and type of CHW involvement supporting research.
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Felix, Holly C.; Lee, Delia; Stewart, Kathryn; and Greene, Paul G.
(2013)
"Engagement of Community Health Workers in the Research Enterprise: A Survey of Organizations and the Research Roles Given CHWs,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol5/iss1/3
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