Resources
For Community Health Workers & Promotores
Training, certification, and tools to strengthen your practice.
Free CHW Certificate Program (English & Spanish)
Offered online through Adult Education | LAVC. Open to anyone in California with a mailing address (can use organizational address if needed). Asynchronous format makes it accessible statewide.
Comprehensive guide to CHW roles, Medi-Cal benefit, certification pathways, service scenarios, and billing basics. Includes readiness self-assessments for new providers.
CHW, Peer, and Wellness Coach Comparison
Side-by-side overview of certification, scope of practice, education requirements, and reimbursement opportunities. Helpful for CHWs considering cross-certification.
For Organizations & Supervisors
Hiring, contracting, and sustainability resources.
CHW Job Descriptions & Supervisory Examples
NASW Example | CHCF Recruiting Resources (with salary ranges & rubrics)
Includes sample descriptions, supervisory rubrics, and pay scales to support recruitment and workforce planning.
To CalAIM or Not to CalAIM? (Aug 2024)
Step-by-step guide for CBO leaders assessing Medi-Cal contracting. Covers Enhanced Care Management (ECM), Community Supports, and funding considerations.
Understanding Medi-Cal’s New Provider Classes (June 2025)
Brief tailored to child welfare agencies, but broadly relevant to CBOs. Explains how CHWs, doulas, and navigators can fit into Medi-Cal networks.
Public Works Alliance: Intermediaries & Equity Briefs (2024–2025)
A collection of briefs covering:
- The role of intermediaries in helping CBOs contract with Medi-Cal and manage reimbursement.
- Perinatal Equity & Justice initiatives, with models for integrating CHWs and doulas.
- Guidance on new provider classes (CHWs, peers, wellness coaches) and their role in CalAIM reforms.
Podcast: Shifting Agency & Power in Safety Net System
In this episode of CaseyCast, AECF CEO Lisa Lawson interviews Alex Briscoe on how Medicaid can be used to reshape who delivers care, who gets paid, and how to build sustainable workforce models. [Listen Now]