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 ...

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 ...

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 2025 Unity Conference will bring together CHWs and their allies like Pear Suite for a dynamic, equity-focused program featuring policy discussions, workforce development, research, and ...

Regina Gully knows what it’s like to need help and not know where to turn. Now, as a community health worker with Trinity Health, she spends her days making sure others don’t have to feel that way.

Lourdes Bernis, a community health worker who teaches about depression and anxiety, leads a discussion on Latino health issues during a neighborhood association meeting. The state has eliminated an ...

Community health workers are a vital but often overlooked part of Michigan’s health system, especially as recent federal Medicaid cuts threaten coverage and funding for essential services. They help ...

Ohio University is offering a Community Health Worker Training Program at its Lancaster campus, starting Jan. 12 and running through May 2. The program, hosted by the Alliance for Population Health, ...

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 ...