Van Dexter, a community health worker and medical student in the United States, grew up in a rural community in the Philippines, where he says he observed health care disparities firsthand. Van Dexter ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks. Sandy Guzman, a community health ...

"I'm just grateful to be in a position where I'm able to give back and to essentially advocate for those that need it," he ...