Best Practices for Integrating Community Health Workers Into Care Teams and Organizations: Lessons From the Front Line.

Ada M. Wilkinson‐Lee; Dana Hunter; Caroline R Evans; Katie Cotter Stalker; Mattea Pezza; Heidi Pottinger; Pennie Jewell; Chidinma A. Ibe; Mary-Ellen Brown

doi:10.2105/ajph.2026.308685

September 1, 2026

Best Practices for Integrating Community Health Workers Into Care Teams and Organizations: Lessons From the Front Line.

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To identify and synthesize practical strategies and best practices for successfully integrating community health workers into clinical care teams and healthcare organizations.
Examined frontline operational models and institutional frameworks for embedding community health workers into multidisciplinary care settings.
Evaluated organizational, supervision, and workflow mechanisms that support community health worker roles within health delivery systems.
Identified core implementation practices, including defining clear scopes of work, establishing dedicated supportive supervision, and fostering institutional cultural competency.
Highlighted strategies that optimize care coordination, strengthen community trust, and sustain community health worker integration across diverse healthcare environments.

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Practice report demonstrates best practices for community health worker integration across healthcare organizations, highlighting strategies to enhance frontline care delivery.

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