THEY are not even considered frontliners, but they are the unsung “foot soldiers” of the Department of Health with an indispensable role: safeguard public health at the community level.

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 ...

Even if they perform critical work in promoting and protecting public health in communities, most barangay health workers (BHWs) in the Philippines are working without job security and health benefits ...

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 ...

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 ...