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La Casa del Salud describes outreach, community health worker program and Medicaid enrollment support
Summary
La Casa del Salud told DMAS stakeholders about its community health worker program and outreach channels, saying it had grown to 30 community health workers by 2022 and describing partnerships with VCU, CDC Foundation and other local organizations to support Hispanic community enrollment and navigation of health services.
La Casa del Salud presented its community model to DMAS stakeholders, describing services that include health education, case management, navigation, and a large network of trained community health workers that the presenter said has been expanded since a 2014 pilot.
Dr. Antonio Villa, a physician and representative of La Casa del Salud, said the initiative began after a VCU capstone project and has grown to 30 community health workers by 2022, 16 of whom had completed certification by that date. "This is the largest community health worker program in Virginia," he said during the presentation, noting outreach channels such as radio, Facebook Live, WhatsApp groups and a community phone line.
La Casa described focus areas including language support, information and navigation of the health system, preventive and clinical services, and partnerships with local organizations and academic centers. The group emphasized culturally appropriate outreach and training for primary care and public-health partners and said it supports Medicaid outreach and enrollment through coordinated community activities.
La Casa invited attendees to direct questions to the organization and offered to provide more information about services and collaboration opportunities.
