Faith-Based and Community Engagement

Evidence Step: Strong Evidence Strong Evidence Two or more rigorous evaluations support the program model.
Department: Health
Priority Area: Strong Families and Communities

Program Description

Faith-Based and Community Engagement provides enhanced patient-centered engagement, assistance with navigating complex systems, and care coordination of medical and social service needs for minority, rural and vulnerable populations. It does this through outreach workers who attend community events and work with community health partners to connect individuals to services through referrals to community providers and to other resources such as mobile health or dental vans.

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Details

Program Demographic: Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Aging Adults, Businesses / Entrepreneurs, Families, Communities, Children
Delivery Setting: Organization / Business / Local Government, Hospital / Treatment Center, Mobile, Other Community Setting, School, Workplace
Current Participants: 11,025

Research

Community Health Workers