This toolkit highlights the important role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in supporting people without stable housing. Despite years of policy efforts, homelessness remains a major challenge in the U.S., with unhoused individuals facing serious health issues and barriers to basic needs like housing, food, and safety. Many CHWs have personal experience with homelessness, … [Read more...] about CHWs Serving People Experiencing Homelessness
What Works In CHW Approaches And Innovation Serving Native Hawaiians And Pacific Islanders
This toolkit highlights how Community Health Workers (CHWs) support the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) in the U.S. NHPI communities come from many Pacific regions and have rich cultural traditions, but they also face health and social challenges due to colonization, displacement, and limited access to services. Despite these hardships, … [Read more...] about What Works In CHW Approaches And Innovation Serving Native Hawaiians And Pacific Islanders
What Works In CHW Approaches And Innovation Serving People In Reentry From Incarceration
This toolkit highlights how Community Health Workers (CHWs) and peers with lived experience support people returning to their communities after incarceration. Reentry can be overwhelming, with challenges like meeting probation requirements, finding housing, jobs, and health services. CHWs and peers help by offering guidance, emotional support, and connections to care—especially … [Read more...] about What Works In CHW Approaches And Innovation Serving People In Reentry From Incarceration
What Works In CHW Approaches And Innovation Serving Native Americans And Alaska Natives
This toolkit highlights how Community Health Workers (CHWs) are creating effective, culturally rooted health solutions for Native communities. Drawing on surveys, interviews, and listening sessions, the toolkit shares what’s working, showcases CHW-led programs, and offers guidance for partners supporting this work. It emphasizes the importance of honoring Native traditions, … [Read more...] about What Works In CHW Approaches And Innovation Serving Native Americans And Alaska Natives
Community Health Workers as Key Providers of Easy-to-Use Contraceptive Injectables
This study tested what happens when trained community health workers are allowed to give women a new type of birth control shot during home visits. The number of shots given went up by about 70%. However, overall birth control use didn’t increase much, since many women chose the shots instead of longer-lasting options like implants or IUDs. … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers as Key Providers of Easy-to-Use Contraceptive Injectables