Discussion 7.1: The Roles of Community Health Workers and Lay Health No unread replies.No replies. The Roles of Community Health Workers and Lay Health Educators/Coaches in Population Health Educators/Coaches in Population Health Interventions PROMPT Does the incorporation of lay health educators or community health workers increase the effectiveness on a particular intervention? What guidelines exist for determination of the roles lay health educators are allowed to occupy in a population health education program or intervention? Instructions: Review the description of Community Health Workers training and certification programs on the Texas Department of State Health Services: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/mch/chw.shtm Using the above-listed resource, along with two additional resources of your choosing, discuss the following questions: What roles can Community Health Workers perform in a community setting? What roles can lay health educators/coaches perform in a community setting? Why (or why not) should Community Health Workers or lay health educators/coaches be involved in delivery of population health or community intervention settings? Do you plan to include Community Health Workers or lay health educators/coaches in your population health education program or intervention project for this class? Why or why not? Limit your post to 500 words or less Please see uploaded instructions, use APA format at least 3 references Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials: 1) Turnock, Bernard J. (2016). Public Health, What It Is and How It Works, (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1284069419, ISBN-10: 1284069419, ISBN-10: 0323080014 2) Smedley, B. D., et al. (2003). Unequal treatment: Confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Washington, D.C., National Academies Press. This is available electronically (on-line) through the Institute of Medicine. Website: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10260/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-health-care 3) American Psychological Association. (2011). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: Author. ISBN: 1-4338-0561-8 4) Purdue Online Writing Lab. This is available electronically (on-line) through the Purdue University OWL website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/16/ 5) INTECH Open Access. This is available electronically (on-line) through the INTECH Open Access website: https://www.intechopen.com/about-open-access.html 6) University of Kansas Community Tool Box. This is available electronically (on-line) through the KU Community Tool Box website: https://ctb.ku.edu/en 7) Other readings as assigned. These additional readings will be posted in Blackboard, or will be available on-line.
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