What CHWs Need Now to Succeed at Home Visits
Whether you’re scaling an outreach program or rebuilding one from scratch, here’s what CHWs really need before a home visit.
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11 of the Best Soft Skills for CHWs (With Examples)
Hard skills may land the job, but soft skills are what make community health workers (CHWs) successful. Healthcare is shifting toward patient-centered, team-based care. Now emotional intelligence and adaptability are just as essential as making referrals. Think of these soft skills as the “glue” that makes the CHW role work—especially when juggling trust, trauma, and …
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CHW vs. social worker vs. case manager: What’s the difference?
When hiring staff to support clients, employers often consider community health workers (CHWs), social workers, and case managers. While these roles share some responsibilities, they each have distinct functions in health care and social services. This guide explains the differences, helps you determine which role is best for your organization, and offers insights into hiring and training CHWs effectively.
Quick Guide to the Colorado Community Health Worker Core Competencies
This guide provides an overview of the Colorado CHW Core Competencies, training requirements, and certification process.
5 Benefits to Cross-training Your Best Employees as CHWs
Discover 5 key benefits of cross-training your top employees as Community Health Workers (CHWs) to boost skills and improve care quality.
The Latest Community Health Worker Conferences of 2024 and 2025
Discover the latest Community Health Worker conferences in 2024 and 2025. Stay updated on trends, networking, and educational opportunities!
15 Practical Skills Your Next CHW Should Have
Discover the top 15 practical skills CHWs need to excel. This guide covers essential abilities every Community Health Worker should master.
Quick Guide to the California Community Health Worker Core Competencies
Community health workers (CHWs) have been working in California for years. CHWs, as well as promotores, community health representatives (CHRs) and other health promoters, help people in marginalized communities find food and insurance and manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. They are major doers for people living in California who need a …
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Why It’s Valuable To Train Your Pharmacy Team as Community Health Workers
Pharmacies have been trying to increase health outcomes for patients along with other health professionals. That’s why there’s an emerging trend of pharmacies training their staff to become community health workers (CHWs). Cross-training pharmacy technicians helps them give patients better care and address things outside of medicine, such as social determinants of health, that can …
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How To Know if Your CHW Program Is a Success
Measuring the success of your community health worker (CWH) program helps you to evaluate your entire program’s performance. It also helps you know if your CHWs are happy and if patients, clients and community members are benefiting. As someone working on a CHW program, you’ll need to know how well your program is faring if …