Students receive community health worker training at Central Oregon Community College's Redmond campus during the pandemic in 2022. This spring, Central Oregon Community College’s Madras campus will ...

Public health crises often converge, creating syndemics that exacerbate their collective impact. The intersecting challenges of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and opioid overdoses illustrate this phenomenon, ...

Community health workers (CHWs) have been garnering greater visibility in recent years as the field has placed heightened attention toward the role of social determinants of health in reducing health ...

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 ...

Public health practitioners play an integral role in every community. Whether you’re a graduate student, practicing professional or aspiring public health worker, you may benefit from formal public ...

What is a Community Health Worker (CHW)? A CHW works within a community as a frontline agent of change, helping people navigate the healthcare system, incorporate health behavior change into their ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) is encouraging people to apply for Community Health Worker certification. This is part of an effort to increase ...

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 ...

Las Vegas resident Taja Reese was facing numerous barriers when she heard about a Community Health Worker certification that has helped her move forward to a new and more hopeful place in life. Last ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Community College has been awarded a $2.9 million grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to help ...

South Carolina State University’s new Community Health Workers Training Program trained 42 people this spring and summer with a 100 percent pass rate for the state’s CHW Certification Exam. The ...