TY - JOUR
AU - E. T. Kiriakopoulos
AU - F. Chu
AU - B. C. Jobst
AU - R. Kobau
A1 - 
AB - There is substantial evidence that community health worker (CHW) interventions can lead to improved health outcomes. However, their integration into specialty care teams-particularly within epilepsy care-is still limited. Embedding CHWs onto epilepsy center teams presents a promising opportunity to address health inequities by incorporating whole-person patient centered care and addressing social determinants of health (SDOH). The conceptual model introduced in this manuscript highlights the importance of collaboration between epilepsy centers, medical centers, health systems, community partners and nontraditional CHW professional workforce to drive systemic change. We share a process model that supports the pragmatic integration of CHWs onto epilepsy care teams and the implementation of standardized SDOH screening taking into account existing multidisciplinary professional roles and common epilepsy center frameworks for delivering care.
AD - Department of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States.; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, NH, United States.; The HOBSCOTCH Institute, Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, NH, United States.; Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
AN - 41127292
BT - Front Neurol
C5 - Education & Workforce
DO - 10.3389/fneur.2025.1654687
DP - NLM
ET - 20251007
JF - Front Neurol
LA - eng
N2 - There is substantial evidence that community health worker (CHW) interventions can lead to improved health outcomes. However, their integration into specialty care teams-particularly within epilepsy care-is still limited. Embedding CHWs onto epilepsy center teams presents a promising opportunity to address health inequities by incorporating whole-person patient centered care and addressing social determinants of health (SDOH). The conceptual model introduced in this manuscript highlights the importance of collaboration between epilepsy centers, medical centers, health systems, community partners and nontraditional CHW professional workforce to drive systemic change. We share a process model that supports the pragmatic integration of CHWs onto epilepsy care teams and the implementation of standardized SDOH screening taking into account existing multidisciplinary professional roles and common epilepsy center frameworks for delivering care.
PY - 2025
SN - 1664-2295 (Print); 1664-2295
SP - 1654687
ST - Innovating the practice of epilepsy care to improve patient outcomes: a model for community health worker integration
T1 - Innovating the practice of epilepsy care to improve patient outcomes: a model for community health worker integration
T2 - Front Neurol
TI - Innovating the practice of epilepsy care to improve patient outcomes: a model for community health worker integration
U1 - Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.3389/fneur.2025.1654687
VL - 16
VO - 1664-2295 (Print); 1664-2295
Y1 - 2025
ER -