Community Health Worker Roles Within the PCMH Team
Common roles |
Outreach, health education, community resource linkage, health coaching, social support, system navigation, facilitation of communication between patient and clinician |
Unique, clinic-specific roles |
Care coordination, home-based support, community health promotion, language-specific care coordination, cultural liaison, acting as “eyes and ears” in the community for clinic team |
PCMH=patient-centered medical home.