In the U.S., where many minority populations have deeply rooted distrust of the medical system due to historical and ongoing barriers to high-quality care, it can be helpful when trained members of ...

NEW YORK — A nurse supervisor at Montefiore Comprehensive Health Care Center in the Bronx was delivering her start-of-shift updates and mantras — “Covid is not finished with us … clean, clean, clean!” ...

After four years of the Covid-19 pandemic, community health workers (CHWs) have become a critical part of our public health workforce. As a key frontline worker, their impact during this unprecedented ...

The Lupus Foundation of America works to improve the quality of life for all people affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support and advocacy ...

Local nonprofit ConnectionHealth was recently awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand their ...

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need to strengthen the US public health system by shifting toward much greater community engagement and leadership. In November and December 2023, we conducted ...

The Coastal Journalism Hub hosted two listening sessions for community health workers in New Hanover County. Here's what they ...

TEMPE, AZ — Arizona State University is looking to train community health workers (CHW) to serve our medically underserved communities. The College of Health Solutions just got a $3 million grant from ...

Walae Hayek of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Lissette Blondet of the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers, and Suzanne Curry of Health Care For All testified on ...