The American Public Health Association defines Community Health Workers as frontline public health workers who are trusted members of, or have an unusually close understanding of, the community served. This trusting relationship enables the workers to serve as links between health services, social services and the community, which facilitates access and improves the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
Hello, I’m Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs, Director of Health Communication at Southeast Missouri State University...and now, also, a Certified Community Health Worker.