The role of the community health worker is expanding in U.S. health care, with growing evidence suggesting these public health professionals can help reduce disparities in marginalized communities.

Here, and at other medical centers across the country, an unsung workforce ensures that all patients have the best possible access to care—community health workers. “Community health workers are ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking initiative led by the Intermountain Health Community Health Team and Cheryl Swapp, a dedicated community health worker with the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Department, has significantly ...

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 don’t provide clinical care, but serve as liaisons between the health system and their communities. Community health workers are sometimes called the “boots on the ground” of ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Kendra Lindsey smiles in a botanical garden in Baltimore, flanked by family members. They hold each other ...

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 ...

Trinity Health Of New England said Monday the state’s Congressional delegation has secured $1.27 million to help expand its community health worker program. The program provides social care services ...