The Community Health Innovator Program (CHIP) aims to train community health workers into community health innovators through an online and mobile-based platform providing a planned multidisciplinary curriculum and opportunities to be matched with mentors. The goals of CHIP are to provide an accessible, low-cost training program for community health workers via computer or mobile phone to enable knowledge sharing globally. The existing system allows users to register, complete training and assessments in French or English, and access material uploaded by mentors.
2. Henry Ford Health System
• The Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is a comprehensive,
integrated, non-profit, managed care, health care organization
located in Metro Detroit.
• 4 acute care hospitals
• Henry Ford Medical Group: 1200 physicians
• Community Care Services: 3 extended care facilities
• Henry Ford also owns the health insurance company Health Alliance
Plan
3. What is Chip?
• CHIP is a web- and mobile-based platform that aims to train
Community Health Workers into Community Health Innovators by
providing training with a planned multidisciplinary curriculum.
• CHWs will also have the opportunity to be matched with mentors in
fields that interest them to help guide them through the program and
provide additional knowledge along the way.
4. Goals of CHIP
• CHIP aims to provide a low-cost, high-impact, connected training
program that is accessible for CHWs, whether that is via a computer
or a mobile phone.
• Enabling exchanges of innovative solutions, knowledge, and skills
across many fields and countries
5. Existing System
• Register and sign in
• French/ English
• Training and assessments
• Mentors can upload Training
material
6. Deliverables
Integration of content into the website
• The content is presented as links that can either be downloaded or
taken to an external site
• Embed the content into the website
