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. 2022 Aug;112(8):1191–1201. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306865

TABLE 2—

Coding for Community Health Worker (CHW) Core Roles and Intermediary and Upstream and Structural Determinants of Health Inequities Addressed by CHW Activities in 20 Public Health Programs to Prevent Violence: January 1, 2010‒December 31, 2020

Program CHW Core Role(s) Intermediary Determinant(s) Upstream and Structural Determinant(s)
Acción para la Salud Cultural mediation, health education, social support, capacity (I & C), assessments (I & C), outreach, advocacy (I & C), research and evaluation Material circumstances, psychosocial or behavioral, health and social systems, collective efficacy Socioeconomic or political context
Cambodian Women’s Group Cultural mediation, social support, capacity (I & C), assessments (I & C), outreach, research and evaluation Material circumstances, psychosocial or behavioral, health and social systems, collective efficacy Socioeconomic or political context
Capital Region Violence Prevention Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), direct service, outreach, research and evaluation None identified None identified
Cure Violence Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I & C), direct service, assessments (I & C), outreach, advocacy (I & C), research and evaluation Material circumstances, psychosocial or behavioral, health and social systems, collective efficacy Socioeconomic or political context, socioeconomic position
E-Responder Cultural mediation, health education, social support, capacity (I), direct service, assessments (I), outreach, research and evaluation None identified None identified
Family Health Advocate Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), direct service, assessments (I), outreach, advocacy (I), research and evaluation None identified None identified
Family Spirit Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), assessments (I), research and evaluation None identified None identified
Family Wellness Warriors Cultural mediation, health education, social support, direct services, capacity (I & C), outreach, advocacy (I & C), research and evaluation Psychosocial or behavioral, health and social systems, collective efficacy Socioeconomic or political context
Interconnections Project Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), assessments (I), direct service, research and evaluation None identified None identified
Lay Health Workers Enhancing Engagement for Parents Cultural mediation, health education, social support, capacity (I), assessments (I), direct service, outreach, research and evaluation None identified None identified
Líderes Cultural mediation, health education, social support, capacity (I), outreach, advocacy (I), research and evaluation None identified None identified
Phoenix TRUCE Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I & C), direct service, assessments (I & C), outreach, research and evaluation Psychosocial or behavioral, collective efficacy None identified
Prescription for Hope Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), assessments (I), direct services, outreach, research and evaluation None identified None identified
Proyecto Interconexiones Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), direct service, research and evaluation None identified None identified
Safe Spaces Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I & C), assessments (I & C), outreach, research and evaluation Material circumstances, psychosocial or behavioral, health and social systems, collective efficacy None identified
SAFER Latinos Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), direct service, assessments (I), outreach, advocacy (I), research and evaluation None identified None identified
Special Kids Achieving Their Everything Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), direct service, assessments (I) None identified None identified
Striving to Reduce Violence Everywhere (Multnomah County 2016) Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I & C), direct service, assessments (I & C), outreach, advocacy (I & C), research and evaluation Material circumstances, psychosocial or behavioral, health and social systems, collective efficacy Socioeconomic or political context, socioeconomic position
We Are Health Movement Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I & C), direct service, assessments (I & C), outreach, advocacy (I), research and evaluation Psychosocial or behavioral, collective efficacy Socioeconomic or political context, socioeconomic position
Wrap Around Project Cultural mediation, health education, care coordination, social support, capacity (I), direct service, assessments (I), outreach, advocacy (I), research and evaluation None identified None identified

Notes. C = community-focused; I = individual- or family-focused.