Community health workers are sometimes called the “boots on the ground” of public health: doing outreach and education, connecting people with services and addressing barriers to getting care. A ...

Applications are open for Ohio University Lancaster's free community health worker training program to be offered during spring semester 2026.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new certification is now available for community health care workers in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says it teamed up with the Kansas Community ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Southeast Tech’s first class of certified community health workers graduated this week. It’s a program that’s been years in the making to help fill an important gap in ...

During the month of April, Indiana celebrates Minority Health Month. Margarita Hart, Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW), board certified chaplain and executive director of the Indiana Community ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO — Elka Coriz didn’t get a take-it-easy period during her first year as a community health ...

BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - From helping someone with their medicine to getting them signed up for the Do Not Call list, being a community health worker has a broad definition. “We’re not limited to ...

Oklahoma's new law recognizes Community Health Workers as key healthcare members and initiates a voluntary certification program.

In 2006, Tina Brown sat next to a Black colleague at a work meeting who shared she had just been diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. Triple-negative is a highly aggressive form of breast ...

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Oct. 28—SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO — Elka Coriz didn't get a take-it-easy period during her first year as a community health worker. It was early in the coronavirus pandemic. Within months of joining the ...