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Table 3 Additional training that CHWs reported would be helpful for their role

From: “I feel like my job is to give patients hope” - perspectives of Community Health Workers and employers in Iowa: a mixed methods study

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N

Interpersonal communication

2

Health issues/Specific Disease topics (e.g., COVID-19, prenatal care, substance use)

10

Leadership Training

1

Self-care coping skills and work-life balance

2

Grant Writing

1

Client advocacy, counseling, or mentoring techniques

4

Cultural competence, diversity training, or language instruction

3

Updated trainings to stay up to date with current best practices and to learn about new resources as they come out

9

Job shadowing and instruction on day-to-day workflow

4

Other

2

  1. aThis was an optional question, with written-in answers. Responses were summarized and grouped into the following categories