Cason D. Schmit, JD

Phone: 979.436.0277
Email: schmit@tamu.edu

Healthy Policy & Management Department
Texas A&M University
School of Public Health
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266

Completed Projects - (1)

Evaluating the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Community-Based Division Funding Programs: Does the Performance Improvement and Measurement Systems (PIMS) Database Adequately Capture Impact
This project examined three types of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Community-Based Division programs to determine whether the Performance Improvement and Measurement Systems captures the programs' impact and goals as set forth in their respective notices of funding opportunities.
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Legislation and regulation

Community Health Worker Roles and Their Evolving Interprofessional Relationships in the United States
Journal Article
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2021
This project analyzes the evolving integration of Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the United States healthcare system. CHWs can aid patients in navigating the complex nature of medical services. Through focus groups with CHWs, three stages in the interprofessional relationships between CHWs and other care providers were identified.
Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States
Journal Article
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2021
Recent changes have been made to community health worker (CHW) funding at the federal level, but payment structures vary from state to state. This paper aims to identify funding mechanisms that would enable CHW programs to sustain a robust workforce.

Community Health Worker Roles and Responsibilities in Rural and Urban America
Policy Brief
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2019
The primary aim of this study was to understand the evolving profession of community health workers (CHWs) in the U.S. Through focus groups in rural and urban regions of four states, we explored CHW roles and responsibilities, the growing professionalization of the field, and evolving interactions between CHWs and other care providers.