Community health workers go by many titles, depending on what they do, funding sources, and where they are. These are just some of the titles of people who’ve participated in CHWTraining’s courses:
Community health worker
Behavioral health specialist
Care coordinator
Case manager
Case worker
Clinical coordinator
Community adviser
Community advocate
Community crisis advocate
Community health adviser
Community health promoter
Community health representative
Community resource coordinator
Counselor
Dental care coordinator
Director of community health
Disaster relief coordinator
Doula
Enrollment specialist
Family support specialist
Health educator
Health navigator
Housing specialist
Information referral specialist
Lay health adviser
Medical assistant
Medical interpreter
Nurse
Office assistant
Office manager
Outreach advocate
Outreach worker
Parenting support director
Patient navigator
Peer counselor
Peer educator
Peer health adviser
Peer leader
Prevention manager
Program assistant
Program coordinator
Promotora
Promotores de salud
Public health associate
Public health prevention specialist
Staff support
Supervisor
Supported living staff
Volunteer