This story has been updated. The House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill — later approved by the Senate — that included a last minute amendment that, among other measures, taps ...

NEW YORK — A nurse supervisor at Montefiore Comprehensive Health Care Center in the Bronx was delivering her start-of-shift updates and mantras — “Covid is not finished with us … clean, clean, clean!” ...

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 ...

Community health workers are often unsung heroes who help people in need to navigate the complex health care system or find solutions to other aspects of life that impact health like housing and jobs.

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 ...

A pilot project that trains lay community members to screen for and address common psychiatric disorders, addiction issues, and suicide risk promises to bring timely, evidence-based health services to ...

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

Harris County and Houston are home to the world’s top medical institutions, but even they need a hand in addressing the growing health issues facing today's communities. This is especially true in ...

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Manti, Utah — Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building perched on a dusty hill just outside this small, rural town where he grew up.

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 17, 2019, a community health worker prepares to vaccinate children against measles outside of Kuajok, South Sudan. As South Sudan emerges from a five-year civil ...