TABLE 3—

Responsible Entities for Recruiting, Hiring, and Supervising Community Health Workers on Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities Research Projects (n = 18): Seattle, WA, April 2014

Variable	No.a (%)b
Recruiting mechanisms
Research institution–affiliated
Research project manager or coordinator	10 (55.6)
Research institution’s human resources department	5 (27.8)
Researchers who are not members of host community or clinic	2 (11.1)
Community-affiliated
Community advisory boards	5 (27.8)
Other individuals at the CBO	4 (22.2)
CBO manager or coordinator	4 (22.2)
CBO’s human resources department	3 (16.7)
Current CHWs	3 (16.7)
Host community (or clinic)	2 (11.1)
Hiring mechanisms
Research institution–affiliated
Research project manager or coordinator	11 (61.1)
Research institution’s human resources department	7 (38.9)
Researchers who are not members of host community or clinic	2 (11.1)
Community-affiliated
Community advisory boards	1 (5.6)
Other individuals at the CBO	1 (5.6)
CBO manager or coordinator	3 (16.7)
CBO human resources department	3 (16.7)
Current CHWs	0 (0.0)
Host community (or clinic)	1 (5.6)
CHW supervisor titles
Project manager or coordinator	12 (66.7)
Site manager or coordinator	2 (11.1)
Current CHWs	1 (5.6)
Supervisory activities
One-on-one meetings with supervisor	15 (83.3)
Performance reviews	14 (77.8)
Team meetings	18 (100.0)
CHW supervisor educational attainment
High-school diploma	1 (5.6)
College graduate (associate’s or bachelor’s degree)	6 (33.3)
Master’s degree–level, nonclinician	9 (50.0)
Clinician	1 (5.6)
PhD-level researcher	1 (5.6)

Note. CBO = community-based organization; CHW = community health worker; CPHHD = Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities.

^aNo. represents the number of projects in the CPHHD that involve CHWs.

^bTotals more than 100% as CHWs are recruited and hired through multiple mechanisms for each project.