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Montana Specific Community Health Worker Resources
Community Health Workers have been working in Montana for decades. This webpage compiles some of the Montana specific resources on CHW programs, toolkits and workforce development. There are numerous other resources on CHW programs across the United States, some you can find on our page MT CHW | National Reports and Toolkits.
Interested to know what a day in the life of a Montana CHW looks like? Check out this infographic from the University of Montana’s Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities.
CHWS: Digital Story Telling
Community Health Workers are important helpers in our communities. They know the people in their area and work to connect them with health services. In Yellowstone County, videos were made in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Arizona State University. These videos show real stories from CHWs about how they help people and make their community stronger.
See these stories here, on Resilient Yellowstones website.
In 2024, four organizations came together to create a one page brief that describes Community Health Workers in Montana. This is a great tool to use in introductory conversations with partners on who CHWs are in our state and why CHW roles are needed in our health systems.
Video stories about CHW programs in Montana
The stories of CHW impact in Montana are deeply moving and powerful. The following collection of stories highlights the work of CHWs in Kalispell, Missoula, Helena, and Yellowstone County. These stories highlight the variety of populations that CHWs serve; individuals with disabilities, young families navigating complex health systems, people who live on the street and our aging population.
What does the CHW workforce look like in Montana?
In Montana, the first Community Health Worker program is the Community Health Representative Program established by the Indian Health Services in 1968. In 2017, through blending funding with federal grants and the Montana Healthcare Foundation, the first CHW training was developed by the Montana Office of Rural Health and Area Health Education Center (MT ORH/AHEC). Since then over 500 individuals have been trained by MT ORH/AHEC and the University of Montana’s CHW training through the Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development. CHW programs have popped up all over the state through mainly federal grants and a blend of payer, state and local funds. The following resources describe what the CHW workforce has looked like in Montana, using data, research + policy analysis.
2024 Paraprofessional Report
BH Workforce Comparison Chart
Healthcare Workforce Comparison Chart
Community Health Worker Toolkit for Public Health and Community-Based Organization
Developed by Montana Public Health Institute
Community Health Worker Financial Toolkit
Developed by the University of Montana Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development
Medicare Billing Resources
