SCR 16 Community Health Worker Professional Standards Task Force

The SCR 16 Community Health Worker Professional Standards Task Force was created by a state concurrent resolution to examine and develop recommended professional standards for community health workers in Hawaii. The task force reviews training requirements, certification pathways, scope of practice, and reimbursement mechanisms to strengthen the community health worker workforce and ensure quality. Community health workers serve as a critical link between healthcare providers and underserved communities across the state.

Community health workers are often the most trusted health advocates in rural and underserved Hawaii communities, and professionalizing this workforce can expand access to care. Healthcare workers in this field, community health advocates, and rural hiki i nā kānaka ke komo with the task force's nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo to shape the future of this profession in Hawaii.