CHW Basics
This is what the acronym CHW stands for.
What is a Community Health Worker?
This is what the acronym SDOH stands for.
What is Social Determinants of Health?
This is what 211 is used for in Berks County.
What is to connect people with local resources like housing, food, utilities, and more by phone or online?
This is the definition of health literacy.
What is the ability to find, understand, and use health information to make decisions about your health?
This is the year the American Public Health Association officially began recognizing CHWs as a vital part of the healthcare workforce.
What is 2000?
Name one of the many roles a Community Health Worker may serve in their community.
What is a health educator, advocate, resource connector, care coordinator, or community outreach worker?
Name one example of an SDOH.
What is housing, education, income, transportation, access to healthcare, food security, or safe neighborhoods?
Name at least 2 local food pantries patients and community members can visit to reduce barriers to accessing food.
What is Helping Harvest, Salvation Army, Berks Coalition to End Homelessness, NJCO, or LGBTQ Center of Greater Reading?
True or False – Everyone, no matter their education level, can face challenges with health literacy.
What is True?
Name one setting where a CHW might work.
Clinics, schools, nonprofits, health departments, communities, home visits
True or False: CHWs provide clinical diagnoses.
What is False?
This is how transportation can affect a person's health.
What is it can impact a person’s ability to get to medical appointments, access healthy food, get to work, or receive emergency care?
What is Safe Berks?
Name one effective strategy you use to enhance patient understanding when discussing their medical care/needs.
What is plain language, visuals, the teach-back method, or limit key points?
Name one essential skill every Community Health Worker should have.
What is communication, empathy, active listening, problem-solving, cultural competency? (any of these are valid)
CHWs often serve as a bridge between these two things.
What are the community resources and the healthcare system?
This term describes a lack of consistent access to enough affordable and nutritious food.
What is food insecurity?
True or False – Berks County has transportation services to help residents get to medical appointments.
What is True?
Define the teach-back method.
What is a technique where patients repeat the information in their own words to show they understand it?
These are strengths CHWs hold that make them a essential part of the care team.
What is building trust, advocating behind the scenes, connecting people with resources, emotional support, navigating systems?
True or False – CHWs can advocate for changes in policy to improve health equity.
What is True?
These are three common barriers people may face when trying to access care.
What are lack of transportation, cost, and language or cultural differences?
Name 2 shelters in Reading.
What are Hope Rescue Mission and Opportunity House?
Name three barriers that can affect someone’s health literacy.
What are language differences, complex medical terms, stress, lack of education, or limited access to information?
To maintain a healthy lifestyle, our patients/community needs….
What is better transportation options, access to educational support groups, etc.?