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 ...

If becoming a healthcare worker is a career ambition for you in 2026, Western Nevada College is making it easier than ever to ...

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

AHEC, have any idea what that acronym stands for? Neither did I, but when I got the gist of it, I realized that it offers opportunities for folks that might just open doors along the way. It is the ...

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

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