Community Health Workers
The North Carolina Community Health Workers (CHW) section provides a dedicated area for community health workers and allies to access information at the local, state and national levels. It also serves as the home for the North Carolina CHW Alliance and a compendium of resources, events and news about opportunities for certification, core competency training and specialty training offerings.
NC CHW Training
For specific information on CHW training, please visit the training web page located here: Community Health Worker Training
NC CHW COVID-19 Initiative
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) selected seven vendors to hire and manage over 400 Community Health Workers, who were deployed statewide to connect North Carolinians affected by COVID-19 with needed services and support.
CHW Program Profile (English language version)
CHW Program Profile (Spanish language version)
Community Health Worker Study - Case Studies on Care Resource Coordination in COVID-19: Link
What is a Community Health Worker?
“A frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. A community health worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.” American Public Health Association Community Health Worker Section.
NC Community Health Worker Final Report and Stakeholder Recommendations, May 2018
The link below has information concerning the roles of NC CHW, standard competency expectations, training standards, certifications and stakeholder recommendations.
Community Health Workers in North Carolina
About the NC Community Health Worker Initiative
News
Resources
Contact
Moneka Midgette: Moneka.Midgette@dhhs.nc.gov