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. 2019 Jun;78(6 Suppl 1):15–22.

Table 4.

Additional CHW Roles Unrelated to CDC 1422 Grant

Direct Services
  • Behavioral health counseling (individual and group)

  • Family planning

  • Flu vaccination drives

  • Glucose monitoring

  • Screening at community and employer venues

  • Perinatal support services

  • Tobacco cessation

  • Translation and interpretation (informal and medical)

  • Youth group/counseling

Program Eligibility/Application
  • Dental insurance

  • Food Stamps/EBT

  • Housing and Section 8 eligibility

  • Immigration assistance (COFAa/DACAb)

  • Insurance eligibility and enrollment (ACAc and Med-QUESTd/Medicaid)

  • Medication assistance (ProCare Rx/340B)e

  • Welfare/TANFf applications

Outreach & Education
  • Education and outreach at homeless shelters

  • Fall prevention/education

  • Health/STIg education in schools

  • Outreach at community and employer venues

  • Patient outreach in-person or over the phone

Other Duties
  • Documentation of patient interaction

a

Compact of Freely Associated States (includes people from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.

b

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or undocumented children brought to the US by parents.

c

Affordable Care Act.

d

State of Hawai‘i “Med-QUEST” low-income adults and children health insurance plans.

e

Prescription fulfillment and processing for Health Resources and Services Administration FQHCs.

f

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

g

Sexually transmitted infections.