Table 5.

CHW confidence Self-Report. Prior to beginning the program, and during the last week of the program, CHW trainees were asked to self-report their confidence in achieving the Department of Labor CHW competencies, confidence in achieving competency increased from the start of the program until the end of the program

Survey Item	Pre-Survey % fairly or completely confident	Post-Survey % fairly or completely confident
Educate individuals about how to use health and social service systems.	67.2	91.7
Educate communities about how to use health and social service systems.	56.3	89.6
Provide culturally appropriate health education and information.	57.1	89.1
Coordinate care for individuals and communities.	68.7	95.8
Provide case management support.	60.3	85.1
Assist individuals and communities in navigating health and social service system.	63.5	91.6
Provide coaching and social support.	65.6	93.8
Advocate for individuals and communities.	54.1	95.8
Help build individual and community capacity.	65.7	91.7
Provide direct health and social service assistance.	63.5	95.8
Implement individual and community assessments.	59.4	86.7
Conduct outreach to individuals.	66.1	91.7
Conduct outreach to communities.	60.3	89.3
Conduct outreach to service providers.	57.8	91.7
Participate in evaluation and research.	62.5	97.9