Addressing Structural Barriers to Care through the Implementation of a Community Health Worker Program

Community Health Worker (CHW) models are a strategy to reduce inequities in HIV. This presentation will describe an evaluation of 397 CHW program participants, with findings on the impact on barriers to care and clinical outcomes, as well as the relationship among unmet needs, CHW encounters, and clinical outcomes.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe characteristics of CHW program participants across 10 RWHAP sites.
2. Compare unmet needs of CHW clients over a period of six months for clients enrolled in a CHW program.
3. Describe the relationship among unmet needs, CHW encounters, and clinical outcomes for clients enrolled in a CHW program.