Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Community Health Worker Training Program - 1500 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Project Director Name: Kristine Gonnella Contact Phone Numbers: 415-608-5571 (cell) Email Address: kgonnella@phmc.org Website Address: https://www.phmc.org/site Requesting $3 million for HR-22-124 Requesting funding preference PHMC is proposing a multifaceted approach to developing the Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP) built on four key building blocks, EXPAND, EXTEND, UPSKILL and EMPLOY. Each of these components will focus on increasing the diversity and distribution of trained CHWs to meet the needs of the communities they represent. A commitment to health equity throughout the entirety of the training process is the foundation of these building blocks. This project will be guided by the Community Health Workers Advisory Committee (CHWAC) who will inform on the activities of each component. The CHWAC will be comprised of key community partners, CHWs and employment stakeholders. Consultation on the program will be informed from needs assessments, focus groups, feedback loops, evaluation of ongoing educational training, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach to ensure the integrity of the program. These elements will be incorporated into the Rapid Cycle Quality Improvement (RCQI) Plan for continuous monitoring of ongoing project processes, outcomes of implemented activities, and progress toward meeting grant goals and objectives as well as adjustments to planned activities. As community health workers (CHWs) are central to this program, opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and mentorship will supplement didactic and experimental learning and ensure that CHWs have an active part in the ongoing RCQI process and the skills and support necessary to serve their communities. PHMC, NNCC, PPHA, and DPHA are committed to a model that identifies, engages, recruits, trains, retains and employs CHWs from communities across the two states to effectively reach as many underserved commu nities as possible. Building on central commitment to a high-quality CHW training program (CHWTP), PHMC, and its organizational partners are committed to four primary goals for the proposed project: 1) Expansion of new CHWs into workforce 2) Extension and upskilling of current CHWs 3) Employment of CHWs and 4) Promotion of health equity throughout the communities served by the CHW workforce. PHMC requests $3,000,000 over 3 years to implement and train up to 240 community health workers in CHW and public health competencies to improve health equity across vulnerable and underserved communities. PHMC requests funding preference in accordance with the vulnerability of the communities served through PHMC programs, subsidiaries, and partner organizations.
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