Indiana Continuity of Care Association
September 19, 2013
Session 1B
Improving health outcomes and controlling costs with community health workers.
Illinois Community Health Workers
Presented by Salim Al-Nurridin and Leticia Boughton
As organizations and providers look for ways to improve outcomes while controlling costs a newly defined team
member may be part of the solution that serves as the missing link between medical and social supports.
Learning objective 1: Define community health workers
Learning objective 2: Describe the effectiveness of CHWs in healthcare delivery
Learning objective 3: Suggest a mechanism for CHW’s funding
Learning objective 4: Assess both financial and performance parameters supporting care coordination
Learning objective 5: Understand how CHWs are utilized in hospitals, clinics and managed care settings
Learning objective 6: Understand the importance of this career opportunity
Learning objective 7: Understand how CHWs can improve service delivery and effect employers best practices and
measured outcomes
Salim Al Nurridin is the Chief Executive
Officer of the Healthcare Consortium of
Illinois. As a founder of the organization, he
has worked for the past 22 years, to advocate
for quality healthcare services. Under his
leadership, the Consortium began with three
employees, and to date, there are more than 130
employees.
He is an activist for humanity and brings
“passion” to everything he touches. His service
includes participation with the following
organizations and causes: Roseland Community
Hospital, Carver Area High School LSC,
Chicago Asthma Consortium, Greater Roseland
Area Planning Commission, Roseland Medical
District, Health and Medicare Policy Research
Group, Illinois Public Health Association, Cook
County Illinois State Committee on Abuse & Neglect, National Association of
Healthy Start, National Rainbow Coalition/Operation P.U.S.H., Southside Help
Center, Nehemiah Recovery Initiative, Southland Ministerial Health Network,
Roseland Cease Fire, Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, Neighborhood Recovery
Initiative (NRI), Sickle Cell Association, (CPS) Safe Passage, Illinois County Care,
Secretary General for Mosque of Umar, Inc., Governor Quinn’s Muslim American
Advisory Council; just to name a few. He also served as the Chair for the Facility
Health Board of the Chicago Department of Public Health/Roseland Health Center.
Salim is an alumni of Roosevelt University, Lutheran School of Theology and OliveHarvey College.
Salim is married to the love of his life, Khadijah. They have been blessed with six
children and a host of grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.