The role of the community health worker is expanding in U.S. health care, with growing evidence suggesting these public health professionals can help reduce disparities in marginalized communities.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Through a federal grant, the HAP Foundation will partner with organizations in Macon County, where their community health workers will train and engage with the community.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Seniors in Sangamon County could soon learn how to become community health workers thanks to a federal grant and a new effort by the HAP Foundation. HAP's AmeriCorps seniors ...

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Community health workers step in before a crisis, helping our neighbors stay on track, stay healthy and stay out of the ...

Potts Family Foundation and Qadosh Health and Wellness launch a free six-month wellness program to support frontline social workers in Oklahoma County.

BALTIMORE -- Donnie Missouri, 58, doesn't have medical training. He started his health career in the linens department in Johns Hopkins Hospital. Now, he works on the front lines -- one of the ...

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 ...

Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Oregon News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Service Collaboration From a translator helping a neighbor navigate health services or locate a ...