Effective chronic disease patient management is possible when a strong medical service team is in place comprising social workers and community health care workers. Such a team can improve the quality ...

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

Regina Gully knows what it’s like to need help and not know where to turn. Now, as a community health worker with Trinity Health, she spends her days making sure others don’t have to feel that way.

In just two semesters, faculty at Sacramento City College teach students how they can help to save and prolong lives by ...

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 17, 2019, a community health worker prepares to vaccinate children against measles outside of Kuajok, South Sudan. As South Sudan emerges from a five-year civil ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Latino patients who participated in monthly community health worker sessions had less interdialytic weight gain.

Kendal on Hudson was among many senior living facilities that used temp agencies to find nurses amid national health care worker shortages during the COVID pandemic. That national crisis led Kendal on ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is offering a new NC-Certified Community Health Worker course. According to CFCC, the course is designed to address critical health and ...

Lourdes Bernis, a community health worker who teaches about depression and anxiety, leads a discussion on Latino health issues during a neighborhood association meeting. The state has eliminated an ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. During her pediatric critical care training in 2023 ...

An AI "compassion kit" built at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa just walked away with a "best novelty and impact" prize at ...