Jefferson is First Organization to Earn URAC's Community Health Worker Program Accreditation

Jefferson is the first organization to earn URAC's Community Health Worker (CHW) Program Accreditation. This accreditation is the nation's first formal program with standards specifically designed for ...
The Bulletin

COCC’s community health worker certificate opens pathways for students

This spring, Central Oregon Community College’s Madras campus will offer introductory training for the first time for people who want to become community health workers. It’s the first step toward ...
HealthLeaders Media

Community Health Workers Generate Value at Health Systems and Hospitals. Here's How.

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 ...
UUHC Health Feed

Expanding Access, Building Trust: How Community Health Workers Impact Cancer Education and Outreach

Here, and at other medical centers across the country, an unsung workforce ensures that all patients have the best possible access to care—community health workers. “Community health workers are ...
HealthLeaders Media

Community Health Workers Spread Across the U.S., Even in Rural Areas

HURON, S.D. — Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn't sure how he'd get to the appointment. Nah Thu Thu Win's twin sons ...
Berkshire Eagle

BCC accepting applications for Community Health Worker program

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Community College is accepting applications for its Community Health Worker program, part of the College’s Workforce Development curriculum. The next cohort takes place Feb. 15 ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Community health workers deserve their promised reimbursement

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 ...
Healio

Accessible pilot program improves blood pressure control in Black anchor communities

A novel pilot program led by community health workers, tying in virtual health interventions, improved BP control in more ...
MM&M

Community health workers spread across the US, even in rural areas

Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn’t sure how he’d get to the appointment. Nah Thu Thu Win’s twin sons needed vaccinations ...