Community Health Workers: What Health Care Organizations Need to Know and Do

10:00 AM
The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center)

Registration Deadline

Thursday, June 17, 2021

When your target population includes those that face challenges such as health care access or treatment compliance, a Community Health Worker can make all the difference. Listen to this webinar to learn more about organizational readiness for Community Health Workers, the value of lived experience, and program sustainability factors. 

Objectives: 

  • Recognize key aspects of organizational readiness and acceptance of Community Health Workers. 
  • Understand the importance of lived experience to the effectiveness of Community Health Workers. 
  • Gain an understanding of sustainability factors for a Community Health Worker program.

Speaker:

  • Carl Rush, MRP of Community Resources LLC. Carl has been at the forefront of the Community Health Worker movement in the United States since the late 1990’s. He currently serves as Policy Adviser for the National Association of Community Health Workers.  

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