Title of Collaborative Activity: |
HHS National Promotores de Salud Initiative |
Description of Collaborative Activity: |
Community health workers (CHWs) and promotores de salud are frontline public health workers who serve as a link between health/social services and communities to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. The purpose of the collaborative activity was to establish the National Promotores de Salud Initiative in partnership with HHS agencies to: establish a steering committee, develop a national recognition for promotores, and develop a HHS Portal for promotores and a national database system to connect with the promotores networks. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
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Year the Collaborative Activity Originated: |
2011 |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NHLBI |
HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity: |
AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, SAMHSA |
