Healthcare is better than ever, in many ways. Improvements in research and technology mean that providers and systems are able to screen and treat people early and better. And CHWs are key in connecting patients with these resources, which leads to healthier communities and disease prevention. But the ability to provide this kind of care …
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Finding fitness, friendship, and lifestyle change through a community health initiative. By Eliana Ifill One of the hardest parts of doing physical activity is finding the confidence and motivation to start. It’s intimidating to make a big life change, and it can be easier to push it to the side. Community health workers (CHWs), community …
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Does your agency need to connect with members of the community? Do you serve people who need help with healthcare information and services? Do you find there’s a disconnect between your clients or high-risk patients and healthcare, government, and social service systems? Then you could probably benefit from hiring a community health worker (CHW). The …
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Imagine that person you’ve worked with who seems to have mastered their job. It’s that community health worker (CHW), promotor, or health navigator who seems to know all the community partners, who can cut through red tape, who can connect with coworkers and clients in a meaningful way. It’s that person that everyone just seems …
Careers as community health workers are exploding. If you’re looking for ways to use CHWs or become one, we created this roles and boundaries training as part of our core competencies training in a free webinar.
The number of community health workers nationally is on the rise. Many agencies have discovered that these community health specialists are the key to reaching people who are often left out of traditional healthcare. And program directors are eager to have CHWs work in their teams. The positive results of working with CHWs—and promotores, health …
Four essential outreach skills for putting a community engagement plan into action. After months—maybe years—of planning, research, building, and even growing a few extra gray hairs, your program is ready for your community. You’re certain that you’ve trained your community health team to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, keep people out of emergency rooms, lower …
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On March 23rd, we connected live with dozens of CHW program managers, directors and CHWs to talk about CHW roles in different states, the key aspects of CHW jobs, different job titles, and how to run a successful CHW program.
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