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State Community Health Worker Models

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CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CHW Community Health Worker. CHA/P Community Health Aid/ Practitioner. NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance. NIH National Institutes of Health. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. PHW Pandemic Health Worker.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

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For example, rural residents are less likely than urban residents to obtain preventive services, including services needed to identify health conditions early in their onset. iii] Also, those living in rural areas are more likely to experience a preventable hospitalization. [iv] Health Aff (Millwood) 38 (12): 1993-2002.

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About This Resource Guide: Promising Practices to Address Health Disparities

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health : Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. There is growing consensus that accurate and complete collection of race and ethnicity data is a key element to addressing health equity.