WCN24-1771 Community Health Worker Intervention for Latinx Individuals with Kidney Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Community health worker (CHW) interventions have been an important strategy to reduce health disparities within the Latinx community. CHWs are lay, non-medical individuals, who are trusted and provide social support, care coordination, and advocacy for communities. A recently published patient-level randomized CHW intervention addressed unmet social needs and, as a result, reduced hospitalizations and costs. Although there has been acknowledgement that CHWs could play an important role in reducing kidney health disparities, there are few studies examining the effectiveness of CHW interventions for individuals with kidney disease.