Our blogs have talked a lot about community health workers (CHWs) and their role in helping to build a healthier community. CHWs are an advocate and liaison to connect individuals and families to health care and social services. They have a strong connection to the community they serve and may share the same ethnicity, race, language, socioeconomic characteristics, cultural, spiritual beliefs, and life experiences found in the community. CHWs can work in urban or rural environments with low-income, minority, immigrant, underserved communities, and populations with limited English proficiency. They have diverse job descriptions as well as job titles depending on the organization in which they work. Continue to read more on our Blogger here: https://lnkd.in/euM-s2ih
