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September 30, 2025Population Health Management

A Scoping Review of RCT Studies on Community Health Worker Effectiveness

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GGGilbert GimmCHCarolyn HoffmanLEL Razavi Nemat Elahi

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Overview

This review analyzes RCTs evaluating community health worker interventions in various health care settings, suggesting potential for improved outcomes.

Key Points

  • Most RCT studies found consistent evidence of improved outcomes when community health workers were employed.
  • A total of 39 studies met inclusion criteria, focusing on community health worker interventions across health care systems.
  • Future RCT studies are needed to better explore community health workers employed by health plans and public health agencies.
  • The review highlights the effectiveness of community health workers at addressing resource gaps in underserved populations.

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Gimm et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc1e438a7d58c25ebb2198https://doi.org/10.1177/19427891251384659
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