Along International Boulevard in Oakland, California, a metal fence surrounds a sealed-off block. There are the typical signs of ongoing construction: skeleton frames, workers and trucks full of ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Access to coverage is a critical to health outcomes. One clinic is working to connect the Twin Cities’ Native American communities to it. Provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Cally ...

Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the morning sun grew too ...

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 ...

Community health workers were integrated into primary care to deliver age-friendly care services to rural older adults. Initial results indicated a reduction in hospitalizations, with positive ...

More than 1,500 students from across Arkansas gathered in Little Rock for the Arkansas STEM Festival, a hands-on learning event showcasing projects in science, Missouri man sentenced in Arkansas for ...

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 ...