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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to Essentia, of 90,000 patients who answered screening questions in 2023, 14,000 reported at least one need. A need could be financial or have to do with transportation, food, mental health, ...

NEW YORK - Montefiore Health System in the Bronx has a program that looks beyond medicine to help people. Montefiore screened 200,000 people for social detriments of health, and found at least 20% ...

Your visit to a health care provider often includes a survey asking patients about life challenges related to housing, food insecurity or safety. Methodist Health System in Omaha takes an extra step ...

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is improving patient experience and reducing the burden on providers with a new program that recruits and trains reskilled workers. Jefferson’s Community Health ...

Harris County and Houston are home to the world’s top medical institutions, but even they need a hand in addressing the growing health issues facing today's communities. This is especially true in ...

Walae Hayek of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Lissette Blondet of the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers, and Suzanne Curry of Health Care For All testified on ...

The Lupus Foundation of America works to improve the quality of life for all people affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support and advocacy ...

The key to unlocking improved health outcomes in the United States has been in our hands for hundreds of years: community health workers. Also known as community outreach workers, patient navigators, ...

LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) expanded Medicaid coverage for Michigan beneficiaries to include community health worker services (CHW), ...