CHW Quiz 1 Community Health Worker
(Chapter 1 - 6) Questions & Answers
1.Definition of CHW
Answer they help individuals, families, and communities to enhance
their health, access services, and to improve the conditions for health,
especially in low-income communities. CHWs generally come from the
communities they serve and are uniquely prepared to provide culturally
and linguistically appropriate services.
2.Models of Care
Answer member of a care delivery team, navigator, screening and health
education provider, outreach/enrolling/informing agent, organizer
3.Core CHW Roles
Answer Cultural mediation between communities and the health and
social services; Informal counseling and social support; Providing direct
services and referrals; Service coordination skills; Capacity-building
skills; Advocacy skills; Teaching skills; Organizational Skills
4.Eight Core Competencies for CHW
Answer Communicational skills; Interpersonal skills; Organizational
skills; Teaching skills; Service coordination; Capacity-building skills;
Advocacy skills; Knowledge of community
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, 5.Personal Qualities of Successful CHWs
Answer Cultural meditation between commu- nity and health system;
Informal counseling and social support; Providing direct services and
referrals; Providing culturally appropriate health education; Advocating
for individual and community needs; Assuring people get the services
they need; Building individual and community capacity
6.common titles for CHWs
Answer Case manager/Case worker, community health ad- vocate,
health educator, enrollment specialist, health ambassador, promoter,
peer educator, public health aide, patient navigator, lay health advisor
7.Natural Helping System
Answer a naturally occurring community network through which family,
friends neighbors, and others, connected by shared experience (in the
same geographic setting or shared experience), watch out for one
another and reach out with assistance on a regular basis and in times of
crisis.
8.CHW Credentialing
Answer getting certification from an education institution, profes-
sional association, or employer in order to work and greater
integration into the healthcare field.
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(Chapter 1 - 6) Questions & Answers
1.Definition of CHW
Answer they help individuals, families, and communities to enhance
their health, access services, and to improve the conditions for health,
especially in low-income communities. CHWs generally come from the
communities they serve and are uniquely prepared to provide culturally
and linguistically appropriate services.
2.Models of Care
Answer member of a care delivery team, navigator, screening and health
education provider, outreach/enrolling/informing agent, organizer
3.Core CHW Roles
Answer Cultural mediation between communities and the health and
social services; Informal counseling and social support; Providing direct
services and referrals; Service coordination skills; Capacity-building
skills; Advocacy skills; Teaching skills; Organizational Skills
4.Eight Core Competencies for CHW
Answer Communicational skills; Interpersonal skills; Organizational
skills; Teaching skills; Service coordination; Capacity-building skills;
Advocacy skills; Knowledge of community
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, 5.Personal Qualities of Successful CHWs
Answer Cultural meditation between commu- nity and health system;
Informal counseling and social support; Providing direct services and
referrals; Providing culturally appropriate health education; Advocating
for individual and community needs; Assuring people get the services
they need; Building individual and community capacity
6.common titles for CHWs
Answer Case manager/Case worker, community health ad- vocate,
health educator, enrollment specialist, health ambassador, promoter,
peer educator, public health aide, patient navigator, lay health advisor
7.Natural Helping System
Answer a naturally occurring community network through which family,
friends neighbors, and others, connected by shared experience (in the
same geographic setting or shared experience), watch out for one
another and reach out with assistance on a regular basis and in times of
crisis.
8.CHW Credentialing
Answer getting certification from an education institution, profes-
sional association, or employer in order to work and greater
integration into the healthcare field.
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