What Is a Certified Community Health Worker and How Can They Help You?
Uncover the hidden heroes of healthcare–certified community health workers (CHWs)–and their remarkable contributions to community well-being.
A Beginner’s Guide to Building Your First Community Health Worker Program
Start your first Community Health Worker program with these steps, from core competencies, retraining, cross-training, and working with partners.
Your Job Description Template for Hiring a CHW
Find the most important things you need to include when making a job description to hire a stellar Community Health Worker for your organization.
Help Your Community Health Worker Supervisor Develop Their Leadership Skills
When you find a great CHW supervisor and put them to work as part of your program, you make an investment into improving your program and the community.
5 Strategies for Creating a Sustainable Community Health Worker Training Program on a Budget
Considering the pressures on keeping a CHW program afloat, your strategy for creating a new program or maintaining an initiative needs to be flexible, smart, and strategic. Anything you can do to keep costs down is a benefit. It’s important to remember that while a CHW training program is a necessary investment, not all expenses are expensive.
Are You Actually Ready for CHW Online Learning? [Quiz]
Discover how ready your organization is to shift to online training for community health workers with this comprehensive readiness quiz.
The Role and Importance of a CHW Supervisor: A Comprehensive Guide
When you find a great CHW supervisor and put them to work as part of your program, you make an investment into improving your program and the community.
7 Benefits of a Learning Subscription for Community Health Workers
The right learning subscription offers flexibility, simplifies administration and ensures that community health workers (CHWs) have the resources they need to deliver and coordinate high-quality care to their communities. This approach offers a successful strategy for training and upskilling your CHW workforce. Many individuals want to promote health and foster community capacity for health equity. …
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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence Training for Community Health Worker Supervisors
Everyone has different motivations, feelings and personal histories. One community health worker (CHW) might connect with clients with enthusiasm and energy. Another might be quiet and listen deeply. Another might find their work triggering and shut down, letting negative feelings get worse all day. That’s why emotional intelligence is so important for CHW supervisors. Every …
The Business Case for Hiring CHWs: Why Your Organization Should Invest in a CHW Program
Looking to enhance your healthcare organization’s patient care and community outreach? Consider hiring a CHW. Discover the benefits of this valuable role in our guide.