Question regarding ICER acronym Review of Minutes from missing from description of CHW roles. Previous Meeting “Advocacy” Discussion of draft of CHW Responsibilities document, March 17, 2014 Barbara described how she put the Common Language for together using materials submitted by participants in the last Stakeholder meeting. Roles and Inclusion of and reference to CHW definitions from several states, including Minnesota and Massachusetts. Responsibilities Discussion of whether and how to develop definition of CHW roles in three tiers related to background, professional expectations/responsibilities. Focus today on developing Tier 1 basic responsibilities. – Review of suggestions from Bangor meeting regarding draft Maine definition. Definition as encompassing current and future for CHW activities/roles/place in health care system, not tied to roles/activity funded by CHWPP. Small group brainstorming and discussion for definition modifications, Group worked from MN definition and decided to step back from work/draft completed in February. Next Meeting Format Nice having small group Meeting Evaluation Glad I finally made it Nicer space than DHHS office Neutral space Suggestions for improvement: more involvement of CHW’s , share this work with working CHW’s, Public Comment New Actions Agenda Item Action Items Status Due By Common Barbara to look for sample MA CHW job descriptions to accompany their definition. The work/ BG Language for from the Bangor and Portland meetings will be merged into one document to be shared with the Roles and full stakeholder group. Responsibilities Barbara to present work completed so far by Stakeholder Group to CHWs in Portland and Lewiston. BG followed up BG 3/20 with Bankole & Dd to set up meetings.
Review of Minutes from Previous Meeting Question regarding ICER acronym “Advocacy” missing from description of CHW roles. Common Language for Roles and Responsibilities Discussion of draft of CHW Responsibilities document, March 17, 2014 Barbara described how she put the together using materials submitted by participants in the last Stakeholder meeting. Inclusion of and reference to CHW definitions from several states, including Minnesota and Massachusetts. Discussion of whether and how to develop definition of CHW roles in three tiers related to background, professional expectations/responsibilities. Focus today on developing Tier 1 – basic responsibilities. Review of suggestions from Bangor meeting regarding draft Maine definition. Definition as encompassing current and future for CHW activities/roles/place in health care system, not tied to roles/activity funded by CHWPP. Small group brainstorming and discussion for definition modifications, Group worked from MN definition and decided to step back from work/draft completed in February. Next Meeting Format Meeting Evaluation Nice having small group Glad I finally made it Nicer space than DHHS office Neutral space Suggestions for improvement: more involvement of CHW’s , share this work with working CHW’s, Public Comment New Actions Agenda Item Action Items Status Due By Common Language for Roles and Responsibilities Barbara to look for sample MA CHW job descriptions to accompany their definition. The work/ from the Bangor and Portland meetings will be merged into one document to be shared with the full stakeholder group. BG Barbara to present work completed so far by Stakeholder Group to CHWs in Portland and Lewiston. BG followed up with Bankole & Dd to set up meetings. BG 3/20
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