Language
English
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Journal
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
DOI
10.1177/15598276231151866
PMID
37304752
PMCID
PMC10248369
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
2-3-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Community Health Workers (CHWs) have shown value in diabetes care. CHWs are often the individuals who provide behavioral lifestyle intervention to underserved communities and are often the first to assist patients in gaining appropriate access to care. As trusted members of their communities, they have the ability to significantly impact psychosocial and biomedical outcomes, making them important members of the behavioral medicine team. However, lack of recognition of CHWs within multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) gives rise to the issue of the underutilization of their services. Therefore, barriers to including CHWs in MDTs including standardized training and strategies to overcome these are discussed.
Keywords
community health workers or CHW, diabetes, behavioral management, multidisciplinary teams, low socioeconomic, health disparities
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Vaughan, Elizabeth M; Cepni, Aliye B; Le, Uyen Phuong N; et al., "The Rationale and Logistics for Incorporating Community Health Workers Into the Multidisciplinary Team" (2023). Faculty and Staff Publications. 4275.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/4275