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 ...

Efforts to improve dementia care in primary care settings may benefit from additional support for patients and caregivers, including the use of community health workers and earlier attention to ...

Maha Elmashni is the health access program assistant at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City. That’s not all she does though. Through a partnership with the Utah Office of Health ...

Interventions that address socioeconomic determinants of health are receiving considerable attention from policy makers and health care executives. The interest is fueled in part by expected returns ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A 39-year-old woman pleaded guilty to defrauding the District’s Medicaid program from August 2021 through July 2023. Jariatu Jalloh pleaded guilty to two counts of ...

A novel pilot program led by community health workers, tying in virtual health interventions, improved BP control in more than half of participants living in Indianapolis anchor communities, ...

An initiative to build trust in healthcare will be boosted by a $1 million grant from Harris County Public Health (HCPH). The University of Houston's Community Health Worker Initiative focuses on ...

The Australian working class confronts a deepening social crisis on multiple fronts. The cost of living continues to rise, with the price of basic goods and services such as food, fuel, housing and ...