{"id":7,"date":"2023-03-08T12:57:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chw-care.com\/7-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T17:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T01:17:44","slug":"7-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chw-care.com\/es\/","title":{"rendered":"CHW CARE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is CHW CARE?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

CHW-CARE <\/strong><\/span>(C<\/span><\/strong>ommunity H<\/span><\/strong>ealth W<\/strong><\/span>orkers \u2013 C<\/strong><\/span>OVID-19 A<\/strong><\/span>pproach to R<\/strong><\/span>ecovery and E<\/strong><\/span>valuation) is an initiative to train<\/strong>, deploy <\/strong>and engage community health workers<\/strong> in King County<\/strong>. It is a partnership between Public Health Seattle & King County<\/a>, Center for MultiCultural Health<\/a>, Global to Local<\/a>, International Community Health Services<\/a>, HealthierHere<\/a>, Healthy King County Coalition<\/a>, and Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a> and is funded by a three year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>. To learn more about our team, visit our CHW CARE Leadership Bios.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Read about our progress to date in our infographic! <\/span><\/strong>Available in English<\/a><\/span> and Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Who are Community Health Workers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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The Centers of Disease Control defines a Community Health Worker as \u201cfrontline public health worker who is a trusted member of a community or who has a thorough understanding of the community being served.\u201d The role \u201cCommunity Health Worker\u201d has differing names depending on the setting and communities served (example: patient navigator, promotora, health educator). See here<\/a> for a more extensive, but not exhaustive, list of Community Health Worker titles.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Upcoming Events<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\r\nEvents are held approximately every other month with trainings, workshops, and peer support events that range from 1-4 hours, both in-person and virtual.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\r\n