COVID-19 Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Collaborative

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) launched the Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Collaborative through funding provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Healthcare Systems Bureau. This platform provided the opportunity for AAPCHO to partner with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) that currently serve vulnerable Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (A/AA and NH/PI) communities. The initiative supported expansion of COVID-19 vaccine outreach and education initiatives led by the 55 FQHCs and CBOs in 32 states.

CONTACT

Nashia Choudhury, Director of Programs, Health Care Transformation

FUNDING PARTNER

Health Resources and Services Administration

PARTNERS

Stories from the Field

Melisa Laelan, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese

Jen Lee, AAPCHO

PROJECT IMPACT (as of July 31, 2023)

Number of Partners: 55
Number of States: 32
Total # of activities: 3,100,735
Total # of assistance activities: 454,793
Total # of vaccine outreach and education activities: 2,493,882
Total # of vaccine doses delivered: 152,060
Number of CHWs/outreach workers hired: 762
Percent of CHWs hired from the community: 88.5%

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