Advocacy & Sustainability
As evidence of the CHW role in addressing health disparities and reducing spending continues to increase, the sustainability of the CHW role in PA remains at risk without a long-term financing structure. Currently, 58% of PA CHW employers rely on grants to fund positions, making long-term planning and continuity of programming tenuous.
CHWs and CHW allies across Pennsylvania have been working together to strongly encourage PA Dept. of Human Service, Office of Medical Assistance Programs to implement long-term financing recommendations to support and sustain the growing and unique CHW workforce in Pennsylvania.
PA CHW Advocacy Timeline (2019-2023)
Sustainability & Legislative Efforts
2022 Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers in Pennsylvania
A 2020 study found that for every dollar invested in a CHW intervention, Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) saw an average return on investment (ROI) of $2.47.. Currently, 58% of PA CHW employers rely on grants to fund CHW positions, making long-term planning and continuity of programming tenuous.
[Summary] Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers in Pennsylvania
A 2020 study found that for every dollar invested in a CHW intervention, Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) saw an average return on investment (ROI) of $2.47. Currently, 58% of PA CHW employers rely on grants to fund CHW positions, making long-term planning and continuity of programming tenuous
CHW Employer Main Office Locations
(2022 Employer Financing Survey)
CHW Employer Service Areas
(2022 Employer Financing Survey)
Endorsing Organizations
North Side Christian Health Center
Allegheny
New Kensington Community Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Neighborhood Resilience Project
Allegheny
Metro Community Health Center
Allegheny
Maternity Care Coalition
Philadelphia
Delaware
Montgomery
Bucks
Main Line Health
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Delaware
Chester
Lehigh Valley Health Netwotk
Lehigh
Northampton
Monroe
Carbon
Luzerne
Latino Connection
Statewide
Keystone Health Center
Franklin
Jefferson Health P-CHE
Philadelphia
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia
Highmark Wholecare
Statewide
Healthy Start, Inc
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Health Partners Plans
SE PA
Health Ministries of Christ Lutheran Church
Dauphin
Health Federation of Philadelphia
Berks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Philadelphia
Healthcare Council of Western PA
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Harrisburg Area YMCA
Statewide
Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc
Philadelphia
Family Health Council of Central PA
Cumberland
Perry
Mifflin
Juniata
Snyder
Union
Northumberland
Somerset
Lebanon
Columbia
Montour
Family First Health
Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Every Child Counts, Inc
Delaware
Esperanza Health Center
Philadelphia
Erie County Department of Health
Erie
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA
Allegheny
Einstein Care Partners/ Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia
Education Plus Health
Philadelphia
East Liberty Family Health Center
Allegheny
Duquesne University Center for Integrative Health
Allegheny
Delaware Valley Community Health
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Dasher Services Inc.
Dauphin
Cumberland
Lebanon
Lancaster
York
CSO Community Action Agency
Northumberland
Montour
Columbia
Cornerstone Care, Inc.
Fayette
Greene
Washington
Allegheny
Contact to Care/Hamilton Health Center
Dauphin
Perry
Cumberland
Community Health and Dental Care
Southeast
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County
Cambria
Somerset
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lancaster, Southeast PA
ChesPenn Health Services
Delaware
Centerville Clinics, Inc
Fayette
Center of Life
Allegheny
Center for Family Services
Crawford
CareStar
Statewide
Bucks County Opportunity Council
Bucks
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Lehigh
Birmingham Free Clinic
Allegheny
Beginnings Inc.
Cambria
Somerset
Alliance for Nonprofit Resources
Clarion
McKean
Cameron
Elk
Potter
AHN Jefferson Hospital, Front Door Initiative
Allegheny
Washington
Westmoreland
Fayette
Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy
Cambria
Somerset
Allegheny Health Network, Center for Inclusion Health
Allegheny
Women for a Healthy Environment
Allegheny
WellSpan Population Health
Lebanon
Valley Health Partners
Lehigh
Northampton
UPMC Lawrenceville Family Health Center
Allegheny
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Diabetes Wraparound
Allegheny
UPMC
Statewide
The Wright Center for Community Health
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Pike
Susquehanna
Monroe
Wayne
Susquehanna
The Primary Health Network
Mercer
Erie
Clarion
Venango
Crawford
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Blair
Mifflin
Cambria
Ashtabula
Temple University Health System
Philadelphia
Squirrel Hill Health Center
Allegheny
Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council
Allegheny
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia
St Luke's University Hope Program
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Luzerne
St Luke University Heath Network
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Luzerne
Spectrum Health Services
Philadelphia
Sadler Health Center
Cumberland
Perry
River Valley Health and Dental Center
Lycoming
Regional Integrated Human Services, Inc
Westmoreland
Public Health Management Corporation
Philadelphia
Project Home
Philadelphia
Project Destiny, Inc.
Allegheny
Primary Care Health Services
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition
Statewide
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading
Berks
Penn State College of Medicine
Lebanon
Berks
Penn Center for CHWs
Greater Philadelphia
For questions or to get involved in advocacy/sustainability please contact:
Leanna Bird, leanna.bird@ahn.org, 412-738-2824
Kristin Lazzara, Kristin.lazzara@ahn.org, 412-260-2634
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