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 ...

RWJBarnabas Health, a 14-hospital system based in West Orange, N.J., said Oct. 9 it is widening its community health worker program across its enterprise. The program launched in 2023 to improve ...

New York City is trying to address both the growing mental health crisis and a shortage of workers in the behavioral health field through a city-run apprenticeship program.

When state leaders, community health worker advocates, and experts come together to implement proven infrastructure and evidence-based program standards, powerful results can occur at scale. Despite ...

RWJBarnabas Health is expanding support for new and expectant mothers in underserved New Jersey communities through programs ...

BIG STONE GAP, Va. (WCYB) — Mountain Empire Community College is set to launch Virginia's first fully online Community Health Worker program this fall, offering a one-semester course designed to train ...

Sokoto House, a Wilmington program, graduated 20 community health workers/violence-prevention professionals. The program, led by Abdul Hafeedh bin Abdullah, trains individuals in conflict ...

Nolga Valadez knows that her work for Three Square, which provides food to those in need, consists of more than offering sustenance. After a course in bilingual community health worker training, ...