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 ...

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 ...

In the past decade, the healthcare industry has finally started to acknowledge the vital role of community health workers. For instance, about half of states now reimburse community health worker ...

The General Assembly made a fundamental commitment to the health of Connecticut families in 2023, enacting legislation requiring the state to reimburse for services provided by community health ...

A plan to strengthen health access in rural and underserved communities in Georgia through community health workers is on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio University is offering a Community Health Worker Training Program at its Lancaster campus, starting Jan. 12 and running ...

Community health workers were integrated into primary care to deliver age-friendly care services to rural older adults. Initial results indicated a reduction in hospitalizations, with positive ...

Georgia lawmakers wrapped the session by shipping a stack of health workforce bills and a roughly $933 million Georgia ...

"K-State Extension is the first extension system to employ community health workers in local extension offices to assist with ...

A new study reveals growing concern among community workers in Nariño, Colombia, about the lack of mental health support for ...