Community health workers in Massachusetts help families navigate complex systems and advocate for better funding.

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 ...

Community healthcare workers have been on the job since the 1960s, particularly in rural and low-income areas. Today, their numbers are growing. E+ Getty Images On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a ...

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 were are the front lines of the COVID pandemic, administering vaccine. They continue to play a vital role in bringing healthcare to people who are underserved. Credit: Cloe ...

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.

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 ...

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Across the U.S., community-based programs are addressing urgent needs from wildfire relief in Georgia to housing for adults with disabilities in Kansas, workforce hubs in Ohio, and innovative ...

The battle against the virus is being fought far beyond hospitals and treatment centres. In Ituri province, community health ...

Proposal would allow village headmen and health workers to report breaches to health authorities. The role of village headmen ...