IMPaCT Care – Community Health Workers

CHWs provide health education, referral and follow up, case management, and basic preventive health care and home visiting services to specific communities.

Community Health Workers | Wisconsin Department of Health Services

CHWs, are the bridge that connect people to care and resources to help them be healthy. CHWs are community members who have lived experience in ...

Community Health Worker Programs - Better Care Playbook

There is a growing evidence base for the impact of CHW programs on improving health and cost outcomes and advancing health equity. Health care stakeholders can ...

CHW Certification Program (Interest Form) - Health Impact Ohio

Community Health Worker Certification Program. A CHW is a person, also known as a care coordinator, who is from the community that they serve.

6 Invaluable Ways Community Health Workers Impact Our Lives

Community health workers impact our lives by … · 1. Connecting marginalized communities to health resources · 2. Furthering education about ...

To Advance Health Equity, America Needs Community Health Workers

Numerous studies have found that CHW programs improve patient outcomes and quality of life, and are cost-effective, lowering health care costs ...

Penn's IMPaCT Community Health Worker Program Receives ...

IMPaCT hires and trains trusted neighborhood residents to become community health workers (CHW) who carry out culturally appropriate outreach ...

Recognizing the important role of community health workers

CHWs serve as a critical resource supporting public health and health literacy, especially for underserved and rural communities, improving ...

IMPaCT Care: Community Health Worker Program Coordinator

Amid clinical workforce shortages, rising healthcare costs and ongoing concerns about inequity, IMPaCT unlocks the power of the grassroots community health ...

Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Program Addresses ...

IMPaCT is a theory-based intervention in which specially hired and trained community health workers provide tailored social support for high- ...

Community Health Worker Integration with and Effectiveness in ...

Community health workers (CHWs) have worked in a variety of settings in the United States for more than 70 years and are increasingly ...

WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize ...

The role of CHWs should be considered in relation to other health workers, in order to integrate CHW programmes into the general health system and into existing ...

Policy Brief – Community Health Workers: Critical Connectors

Integrating CHWs in the health care team can reduce Medicaid spending and increase ambulatory care use. By diverting healthcare from emergency ...

Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention ...

This project sought to increase the utilization of community health workers (CHW) to strengthen the health care workforce and improve access to health care.

Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient ...

This trust allows the CHW to better connect community members to community resources like health care and social services. ... Since its launch in ...

Community Health Worker jobs in United States - Glassdoor

IMPaCT is seeking individuals with this natural gift of caring to join our team as full-time Community Health Workers (CHWs). We specialize in recruiting and ...

Community Health Worker Resources from Families USA

This brief discusses the value of community health workers (CHWs) in improving care while reducing disparities for vulnerable populations.

Community Health Workers: Their Important Role in Public Health

The CHW workforce is diverse, growing, and drawing attention to its ability to address determinants of poor health. As trusted advocates, ...

Community Health Workers: Trust Improves Health Equity and ...

Community health workers can be particularly effective in helping to break down barriers to care for individuals from minoritized and ...

The Economic Case for Community Health Workers

The workers serve as liaisons or intermediaries between community members and other health or social services workers, with the goal of ...