Advocacy & Sustainability
As evidence of the CHW role in addressing health disparities and reducing spending continues to increase, the sustainability of the CHW role in PA remains at risk without a long-term financing structure. Currently, 58% of PA CHW employers rely on grants to fund positions, making long-term planning and continuity of programming tenuous.
CHWs and CHW allies across Pennsylvania have been working together to strongly encourage PA Dept. of Human Service, Office of Medical Assistance Programs to implement long-term financing recommendations to support and sustain the growing and unique CHW workforce in Pennsylvania.
PA CHW Advocacy Timeline (2019-2023)
Sustainability & Legislative Efforts
[Summary] Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers in Pennsylvania
A 2020 study found that for every dollar invested in a CHW intervention, Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) saw an average return on investment (ROI) of $2.47. Currently, 58% of PA CHW employers rely on grants to fund CHW positions, making long-term planning and continuity of programming tenuous
2022 Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers in Pennsylvania
A 2020 study found that for every dollar invested in a CHW intervention, Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) saw an average return on investment (ROI) of $2.47.. Currently, 58% of PA CHW employers rely on grants to fund CHW positions, making long-term planning and continuity of programming tenuous.
CHW Employer Main Office Locations
(2022 Employer Financing Survey)
CHW Employer Service Areas
(2022 Employer Financing Survey)
2022 Employer Financing Survey Respondents
AHN Jefferson Hospital, Front Door Initiative
Allegheny
Washington
Westmoreland
Fayette
Alliance for Nonprofit Resources
Clarion
McKean
Cameron
Elk
Potter
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Lehigh
CareStar
Statewide
Centerville Clinics, Inc
Fayette
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County
Cambria
Somerset
Cornerstone Care, Inc.
Fayette
Greene
Washington
Allegheny
Duquesne University Center for Integrative Health
Allegheny
Einstein Care Partners/ Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia
Esperanza Health Center
Philadelphia
Family Health Council of Central PA
Cumberland
Perry
Mifflin
Juniata
Snyder
Union
Northumberland
Somerset
Lebanon
Columbia
Montour
Health Federation of Philadelphia
Berks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Philadelphia
Healthcare Council of Western PA
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia
Latino Connection
Statewide
Maternity Care Coalition
Philadelphia
Delaware
Montgomery
Bucks
New Kensington Community Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Penn State College of Medicine
Lebanon
Berks
Primary Care Health Services
Allegheny
Public Health Management Corporation
Philadelphia
Sadler Health Center
Cumberland
Perry
St Luke University Heath Network
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Luzerne
Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council
Allegheny
The Wright Center for Community Health
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Pike
Susquehanna
Monroe
Wayne
Susquehanna
UPMC Lawrenceville Family Health Center
Allegheny
Women for a Healthy Environment
Allegheny
Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy
Cambria
Somerset
Beginnings Inc.
Cambria
Somerset
Bucks County Opportunity Council
Bucks
Center for Family Services
Crawford
ChesPenn Health Services
Delaware
Community Health and Dental Care
Southeast
Dasher Services Inc.
Dauphin
Cumberland
Lebanon
Lancaster
York
East Liberty Family Health Center
Allegheny
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA
Allegheny
Every Child Counts, Inc
Delaware
Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc
Philadelphia
Health Ministries of Christ Lutheran Church
Dauphin
Healthy Start, Inc
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Jefferson Health P-CHE
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Health Netwotk
Lehigh
Northampton
Monroe
Carbon
Luzerne
Metro Community Health Center
Allegheny
North Side Christian Health Center
Allegheny
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading
Berks
Project Destiny, Inc.
Allegheny
Regional Integrated Human Services, Inc
Westmoreland
Spectrum Health Services
Philadelphia
St Luke's University Hope Program
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Luzerne
Temple University Health System
Philadelphia
UPMC
Statewide
Valley Health Partners
Lehigh
Northampton
Allegheny Health Network, Center for Inclusion Health
Allegheny
Birmingham Free Clinic
Allegheny
CSO Community Action Agency
Northumberland
Montour
Columbia
Center of Life
Allegheny
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lancaster, Southeast PA
Contact to Care/Hamilton Health Center
Dauphin
Perry
Cumberland
Delaware Valley Community Health
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Education Plus Health
Philadelphia
Erie County Department of Health
Erie
Family First Health
Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Harrisburg Area YMCA
Statewide
Health Partners Plans
SE PA
Highmark Wholecare
Statewide
Keystone Health Center
Franklin
Main Line Health
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Delaware
Chester
Neighborhood Resilience Project
Allegheny
Penn Center for CHWs
Greater Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition
Statewide
Project Home
Philadelphia
River Valley Health and Dental Center
Lycoming
Squirrel Hill Health Center
Allegheny
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia
The Primary Health Network
Mercer
Erie
Clarion
Venango
Crawford
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Blair
Mifflin
Cambria
Ashtabula
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Diabetes Wraparound
Allegheny
WellSpan Population Health
Lebanon
Endorsing Organizations
AHN Jefferson Hospital, Front Door Initiative
Allegheny
Washington
Westmoreland
Fayette
Alliance for Nonprofit Resources
Clarion
McKean
Cameron
Elk
Potter
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Lehigh
CareStar
Statewide
Centerville Clinics, Inc
Fayette
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County
Cambria
Somerset
Cornerstone Care, Inc.
Fayette
Greene
Washington
Allegheny
Duquesne University Center for Integrative Health
Allegheny
Einstein Care Partners/ Einstein Healthcare Network
Philadelphia
Esperanza Health Center
Philadelphia
Family Health Council of Central PA
Cumberland
Perry
Mifflin
Juniata
Snyder
Union
Northumberland
Somerset
Lebanon
Columbia
Montour
Health Federation of Philadelphia
Berks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Philadelphia
Healthcare Council of Western PA
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia
Latino Connection
Statewide
Maternity Care Coalition
Philadelphia
Delaware
Montgomery
Bucks
New Kensington Community Development Corporation
Philadelphia
Penn State College of Medicine
Lebanon
Berks
Primary Care Health Services
Allegheny
Public Health Management Corporation
Philadelphia
Sadler Health Center
Cumberland
Perry
St Luke University Heath Network
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Luzerne
Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council
Allegheny
The Wright Center for Community Health
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Pike
Susquehanna
Monroe
Wayne
Susquehanna
UPMC Lawrenceville Family Health Center
Allegheny
Women for a Healthy Environment
Allegheny
Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy
Cambria
Somerset
Beginnings Inc.
Cambria
Somerset
Bucks County Opportunity Council
Bucks
Center for Family Services
Crawford
ChesPenn Health Services
Delaware
Community Health and Dental Care
Southeast
Dasher Services Inc.
Dauphin
Cumberland
Lebanon
Lancaster
York
East Liberty Family Health Center
Allegheny
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA
Allegheny
Every Child Counts, Inc
Delaware
Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc
Philadelphia
Health Ministries of Christ Lutheran Church
Dauphin
Healthy Start, Inc
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Jefferson Health P-CHE
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Health Netwotk
Lehigh
Northampton
Monroe
Carbon
Luzerne
Metro Community Health Center
Allegheny
North Side Christian Health Center
Allegheny
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading
Berks
Project Destiny, Inc.
Allegheny
Regional Integrated Human Services, Inc
Westmoreland
Spectrum Health Services
Philadelphia
St Luke's University Hope Program
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Luzerne
Temple University Health System
Philadelphia
UPMC
Statewide
Valley Health Partners
Lehigh
Northampton
Allegheny Health Network, Center for Inclusion Health
Allegheny
Birmingham Free Clinic
Allegheny
CSO Community Action Agency
Northumberland
Montour
Columbia
Center of Life
Allegheny
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lancaster, Southeast PA
Contact to Care/Hamilton Health Center
Dauphin
Perry
Cumberland
Delaware Valley Community Health
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Education Plus Health
Philadelphia
Erie County Department of Health
Erie
Family First Health
Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Harrisburg Area YMCA
Statewide
Health Partners Plans
SE PA
Highmark Wholecare
Statewide
Keystone Health Center
Franklin
Main Line Health
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Delaware
Chester
Neighborhood Resilience Project
Allegheny
Penn Center for CHWs
Greater Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition
Statewide
Project Home
Philadelphia
River Valley Health and Dental Center
Lycoming
Squirrel Hill Health Center
Allegheny
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia
The Primary Health Network
Mercer
Erie
Clarion
Venango
Crawford
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Blair
Mifflin
Cambria
Ashtabula
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Diabetes Wraparound
Allegheny
WellSpan Population Health
Lebanon
For questions or to get involved in advocacy/sustainability please contact:
Leanna Bird, leanna.bird@ahn.org, 412-738-2824
Kristin Lazzara, Kristin.lazzara@ahn.org, 412-260-2634