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The Principles and Strategies to Develop an Equitable Community Health Worker Workforce Study is a guidance document developed by the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) with Community Health Worker (CHW) and Ally (non-CHW) experts.

Principles and strategies in this document draw on the approaches and lessons learned from internet research to collect key U.S. national and state level workforce studies and meta-analyses as well as discussions with CHW, CHR and ally researchers. It is designed for health departments, legislators, funders, health systems, CHW Networks and Associations, community-based organizations, advocates, and others involved in advancing the sustainability of the Community Health Worker (CHW) profession through workforce studies. This document uses the term “study” to refer to a variety of documents that use qualitative and quantitative approaches to understand the CHW workforce, including assessments, studies, reports, and surveys. While it does not cover every aspect of workforce studies, this document provides evidence-based approaches; and it is endorsed by CHWs and experts in the field of CHW workforce development, policy, and research; and is a critical FIRST STEP to develop a CHW workforce study.