The Biden administration is directing $226.5 million in American Rescue Plan funding toward a new multiyear training program for community health workers and health support workers, the U.S.

Community health workers are public health workers. Their goal is to connect communities with their health care systems and state health departments. Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella term ...

A CHW works within a community as a frontline agent of change, helping people navigate the healthcare system, incorporate health behavior change into their lives, and work toward overall health and ...

Bucking the norm, New York City-based Montefiore has opted to directly employ and embed community health workers within its clinical teams to connect patients with social services as part of broader ...

Public health crises often converge, creating syndemics that exacerbate their collective impact. The intersecting challenges of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and opioid overdoses illustrate this phenomenon, ...

Supporting Your Needs in Community Healthcare (SYNCH) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration community health worker training program designed ...

Dr. Anatole Manzi serves as deputy chief medical officer at Partners In Health and assistant professor at University of Global Health Equity. He is also an Aspen New Voices Fellow and founder of Move ...

Western Nevada College Continuing Education is launching an eight-week Community Health Worker training program beginning Oct. 1. The program provides a low-barrier entry point into the healthcare ...