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 ...

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 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 ...

Stanislaus State’s Community Health Worker program helps residents in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley, including Black new mothers and migrant farmworkers, navigate barriers and disparities.

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 ...

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is improving patient experience and reducing the burden on providers with a new program that recruits and trains reskilled workers. Jefferson’s Community Health ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The new building is designed to address a growing regional nursing shortage while expanding the number of students the ...