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 ...

Public health after the COVID-19 pandemic must transform into a more effective force for improving health, especially in those marginalized communities that are at highest risk. Lessons from the ...

All Nirmal Singh and his wife, Daljit Kaur, wanted were a few groceries from Walmart. But as the older couple drove in circles around the suddenly unfamiliar streets of Fresno, Singh feared they’d be ...

The Charleston County Public Library offers more than just books. With more than 19 locations along South Carolina’s Atlantic Ocean coastline, the facilities have become a hub of resources for area ...

Ten years ago, I (Sheringham) was going door-to-door, providing routine health checks, administering vaccinations, and managing cases of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and other debilitating diseases for ...

Lourdes Bernis, a community health worker who teaches about depression and anxiety, leads a discussion on Latino health issues during a neighborhood association meeting. The state has eliminated an ...

Sokoto House, a Wilmington program, graduated 20 community health workers/violence-prevention professionals. The program, led by Abdul Hafeedh bin Abdullah, trains individuals in conflict ...

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, ...

Commissioner Anna Prizzia speaks about Community Health Workers at the January 28 meeting BY JENNIFER CABRERA GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At their January 28 regular meeting, the Alachua County Commission ...

With a law taking effect next month that requires the state Medicaid program and some private health plans to provide reimbursement for services provided by community health workers, supporters of the ...