The Carbondale Public Library and The Little Resource Center Carbondale are partnering to bring the community better access ...

Community health workers step in before a crisis, helping our neighbors stay on track, stay healthy and stay out of the ...

Community health workers help people understand medical instructions, keep appointments and address social stressors. As a result, they reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospital ...

A pilot program in rural Oregon engaging community health workers in primary care shows a positive impact on patient ...

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 ...

The saying “not all heroes wear capes” is certainly true with community health workers. A community health worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker with lived experience and local knowledge, ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — An Arkansas law that is set to take effect next month is promising to help improve rural health disparities. Act 435, The Community Health Workers Act does two things: Creates a ...

Regina Gully knows what it’s like to need help and not know where to turn. Now, as a community health worker with Trinity Health, she spends her days making sure others don’t have to feel that way.

Workers plan informational pickets at seven area Community Health Care centers in response to stalled contract talks. Nearly ...