Community Health Workers: The Basics
What are the Roles of Community Health Workers?
This video shows how community health workers work with their communities and help community members connect to health care systems and other community resources.
This website created by the CHW Core Consensus Project outlines the roles and skills of community health workers based on an assessment of standards and guidelines from several states.
These toolkits highlight the general roles of community health workers and their specific roles that vary depending on several factors, including the unique needs of the community they serve.
This infographic by the CHW Core Consensus Project describes the roles, skills, and qualities that characterize community health workers.
The National Association of CHWs is the membership association of CHW professionals, and offers many resources and opportunities.
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials has a compendium of resources for state agencies on CHWs.
The American Hospital Association and National Urban League offer a toolkit and other resources on their CHW Initiative webpage.
