At Cedars-Sinai Health System, community health workers are addressing patients' social drivers of health and impacting key metrics such as readmissions. Cedars-Sinai Health System is generating ...

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 ...

What is a Community Health Worker (CHW)? A CHW works within a community as a frontline agent of change, helping people navigate the healthcare system, incorporate health behavior change into their ...

In places like rural El Paso, Texas, community health workers (CHWs) help thousands of underserved individuals obtain the food, housing and medical services they need to survive. They speak the same ...

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 ...