Here, and at other medical centers across the country, an unsung workforce ensures that all patients have the best possible access to care—community health workers. “Community health workers are ...

At Cedars-Sinai Health System, community health workers are addressing patients' social drivers of health and impacting key metrics such as readmissions. Cedars-Sinai Health System is generating ...

Rabih Torbay is president and CEO of Project HOPE, in Washington, D.C. Reducing the barriers to care inside the US public health system is not a small job. The costs are prohibitive, the workers are ...

Community health workers (CHWs) are trusted frontline public health workers who often function as liaisons or intermediaries between health and social services and the community. Their activities can ...

The saying “not all heroes wear capes” is certainly true with community health workers. A community health worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker with lived experience and local knowledge, ...

Oklahoma’s health department is promoting community health workers who assist residents with accessing healthcare and social services, improving mental and physical health, and addressing local needs.

Community health workers are uniquely suited to help underresourced communities navigate structural barriers and mitigate the ...

KUTV — As National Community Health Worker Awareness Week (NCHWAW) approaches, it's time to spotlight a crucial yet often underappreciated segment of the healthcare system: Community Health Workers ...

Bucking the norm, New York City-based Montefiore has opted to directly employ and embed community health workers within its clinical teams to connect patients with social services as part of broader ...

Cleveland Clinic hopes to nearly triple its community health workers program by the end of 2024. Dr. Thao-Vi Dao, medical director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Community Health Workers, said the ...

The General Assembly made a fundamental commitment to the health of Connecticut families in 2023, enacting legislation requiring the state to reimburse for services provided by community health ...

The state health department is educating Oklahomans about the work community health workers do in Oklahoma. Community health workers like Misty Wilson help make communities better because they take ...