CHWs
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Community Health Workers are caring, dedicated people with a direct line into the community.
What is a community health worker?
Caring and dedicated individuals with a direct line into the community. CHWs bring education and information to the areas they serve, and make sure the community's health concerns are addressed.
Who is a community health worker?
A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of, or has an unusually close understanding of, the community they serve. That trust lets a CHW act as the link between health and social services and the community, making services easier to reach and improving the quality and cultural competence of care.
CHWs also build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.
CHWs include
- Lay community members
- Doulas
- Peer support specialists
- Violence interrupters
- Health navigators
- And more
Be the change you wish to see
CHWs have a special relationship with the area they serve, and that relationship is what makes change happen. No previous medical work experience is needed — UniteWI provides full training.