First Community Health Worker Institute to Reimagine their Role in Health Centers and Communities
$250,000 grant from the RCHN Community Health Foundation will launch worker training initiative by the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
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NEW YORK and SEATTLE, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an important role in the health care system, and as the nation plans for a more resilient future, are poised to help transform health care delivery. Now a major grant from the RCHN Community Health Foundation will help to establish the Community Health Worker Institute to provide job training and serve as a thought-center to reimagine the role CHWs play in advancing health prevention and promoting wellness at the community level.