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 (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 ...

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, ...

Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn’t sure how he’d get to the appointment. Nah Thu Thu Win’s twin sons needed vaccinations ...

Community health workers were integrated into primary care to deliver age-friendly care services to rural older adults. Initial results indicated a reduction in hospitalizations, with positive ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio University and Cross Over Community Development recently graduated a class of Community Health Workers in Dayton, aiming to ...

Grants to Strengthen Prevention Models and Local Systems of Care Nationwide –FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Foundation today announced a $12 million investment in 33 community‑based ...

Almost 19,000 community health workers are set to be permanently employed, following a commitment from the government at the PHSDSBC.

The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) secured a tentative new contract for its community health workers members on the verge of striking in late February and have released new information on ...