The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are shining a light on community health workers in recognition of National ...

WASHINGTON − The Department of Veterans Affairs has scrambled to reinstate some fired healthcare workers as new hires turn to other work out of fear they could be next to go in a future purge, elected ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. The department of Veterans Affairs is slated to cut 80,000 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...