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 ...

Reducing the barriers to care inside the US public health system is not a small job. The costs are prohibitive, the workers are burned out, and deep-seated inequities keep too many from accessing care ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A panel featured during the NAACOS Spring 2026 Conference featured 3 experts discussing different methods of encouraging more ...

Community health workers are uniquely suited to help underresourced communities navigate structural barriers and mitigate the health impacts of climate-related extreme weather events. Community health ...

Shanon Seymore had given up. Diagnosed with a rare bleeding disorder called von Willebrand disease, she was in constant pain, unable to work, and on the verge of eviction from her Pontiac home.

This reporting series from Planet Detroit examines the growing role of community health workers (CHWs) in Michigan — trusted professionals who assist residents in navigating housing, food access, ...

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.

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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 ...