Implementation Manual: A Guide to Implementing a Community Health Worker (CHW) Program in the Context of HIV Care

Guide detailing how to implement a Community Health Worker (CHW) program in various HIV health care settings. Sections cover organizational infrastructure, recruiting, hiring, training, supervision, service delivery, evaluation, and more. More specifically, sections include:

1. Setting up Systems for CHW Workforce to Deliver HIV Care and Treatment
2. CHW Recruiting and Hiring
3. Orientation and Training of CHWs, Supervisors, and Staff
4. CHW Integration into the HIV Care Team
5. CHW Supervision
6. Quality Improvement and Evaluation of CHW Programs and Interventions
7. Professional Development: Certification and Financing

The appendices include an extensive collection of tools: reference table of roles and skills, reference table of roles and the HIV care continuum, quick start handout, sample job descriptions, list of states with CHW certification and training programs, list of state CHW associations, list of AIDS Education and Training Centers, sample CHW program tools and forms, sample care plan forms, sample CHW encounter forms, sample supervision tools, sample situation debrief guide, examples of quality improvement activities.