Table 1.

Characteristics of Community Health Workers in Community-Clinical Linkages

Article	Priority Population and Health Issue	CHW Job Title	Location where CHWs based their work	CHW Training
Balcazar 2005	Cardiovascular disease risk among Latinos	Promotora	Community-based organization (CBO)	Intervention protocol
de Heer 2015	Cardiovascular disease risk among Latinos	Promotora	CBO	No details provided
Earp 1997	Breast cancer screening for African American women	Lay Health Advisor and Community Outreach Specialist	LHAs in community; COS employed by health agencies	CHW core competencies; disease specific training (breast cancer); health education
Felix 2011	Long term care services for at-risk disabled/elderly adults	Community Health Worker	CBO	Intervention protocol
Ingram 2005	Diabetes self-management among Latinos	Promotora	Clinic	Not reported
Ingram 2007	Diabetes among Farmworkers	Promotora	Clinic and CBO	Not reported
Johnson 2014	Diabetes among African Americans	Church Health Representative (CHR)	Volunteers based in churches	Health education (Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program)
Lemak 2004	Health insurance for the Uninsured	Health Navigator	Clinics	Not reported
Peretz 2012	Pediatric asthma in immigrant neighborhoods	Community Health Worker	CBO	CHW core competencies; disease specific training (pediatric asthma); intervention protocol
Redding 2015	Low birth weight prevention for women at risk for poor birth outcomes	Community Health Worker	CBO	CHW core competencies
Wennerstrom 2015	Hypertension and diabetes among Vietnamese Americans	Community Health Worker	CBO	CHW core competencies; disease specific training (diabetes, hypertension, and mental health); intervention protocol