NDLI: Framework, design, and baseline data of a collective impact initiative to strengthen the Community Health Worker workforce ecosystem in Texas

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Author	Sharma, Shreela V. McPherson, Heidi Hagen John, Jemima Guerrero, Rosalia Tennyson, Sisan B. Banerjee, Deborah Siddiqui, Nadia Savannah, Sheila Durand, Peter Gao, Amanda Haley, Sean A. Garcia, Elisa Cofer, Jennifer Harris, Adrick
Abstract	Background The Health Equity Collective (HEC), a multi-sector systems-level collective impact coalition in the Greater Houston region, partnered with the City of Houston Health Department (HHD) to launch a 2-year effort to implement a comprehensive approach towards strengthening the regional Community Health Workers (CHW) workforce infrastructure as a pathway to advancing health equity. Our paper presents the logic model, methods, and baseline qualitative and quantitative data from this initiative. Methods In the fall of 2022, the Health Equity Collective brought together a Network of CHW-employing or training organizations in the Greater Houston region. This Network was the working group of CHW employer/training organizations tasked with developing the shared agenda for collaborative action toward strengthening the regional CHW workforce. As part of the baseline needs assessment qualitative interviews were conducted to understand the role and add-value of CHWs in advancing health equity. A landscape scan survey was administered to assess CHW employer organization’s funding and sustainability mechanisms for their CHWs job stability, CHW focus areas, organizational health equity priorities, etc. A journey mapping exercise was also conducted to capture CHWs lived experiences in their own voices. Results The qualitative interviews outlined three themes that describe the role, barriers, and needs of CHWs. Landscape scan survey responses were obtained from 21 out of 29 organizations in the CHW Network. Responses provided insight into CHW employer organizational funding and sustainability mechanisms for CHWs job stability, CHW focus areas, etc. The journey mapping exercise outlines the various paths that brought the participants to pursue a CHW career path and their journey through CHW training and work. Conclusion 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.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-025-21812-6
Journal	BMC Public Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	25
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2025-02-15
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Community health workers Health equity Social determinants of health Health disparities Medicine/Public Health
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Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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