Integrating community health workers into primary care to support behavioral health service delivery: A pilot study

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 263-272

  Wennerstrom, Ashley ^a   Hargrove, Leslie ^b   Minor, Shontel ^b   Kirkland, Angela L ^c   Shelton, Steven R ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Texas AHEC East Coastal Region   (United States)

^c Ruth U Fertel Tulane Community Health Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Community health workers; Mental health; Primary care

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942597426     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: 15503267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000087     Document Type: Article

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