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. 2018 Dec 14;2(1):366–374. doi: 10.1089/heq.2018.0053

Table 4.

Action Plan Language Associated with Community Health Workers Versus Patient Navigators

  Role
CHW (n=88), n (%) PN (n=107), n (%)
Patient-level activities
 Resource dissemination 18 (21) 13 (12)
 Outreach* 31 (35) 15 (14)
 Patient education* 28 (32) 19 (18)
 Addressing barriers 26 (30) 24 (22)
Systems-level activities
 Cultural competence* 15 (17) 7 (7)
 Reducing disparities 21 (24) 16 (15)
 PSE 22 (25) 26 (24)
 Evaluation 31 (35) 32 (30)
Workforce development
 Building capacity 23 (26) 25 (23)
 Financing 14 (16) 17 (16)
 Networking 14 (16) 20 (19)
 Training 41 (47) 55 (51)
Setting
 Community* 32 (36) 9 (8)
 Clinic 13 (15) 27 (25)
Cancer continuum
 Primary prevention* 28 (32) 17 (16)
 Screening 36 (41) 33 (31)
 Survivorship* 16 (18) 45 (42)
*

Indicates significant difference, p<0.05.