Zach Kizer has shingled shelters and poured new concrete floors at Kandiyohi County parks and mowed more than a few miles of grass this fall as part of his time in the sentence to service program. The ...

What is a Community Health Worker (CHW)? A CHW works within a community as a frontline agent of change, helping people navigate the healthcare system, incorporate health behavior change into their ...

Nov. 23—PALMER — Mat-Su officials are looking to boost trash and junk cleanup efforts in the region with labor provided by court-ordered community service workers. Under state law, people who commit ...

Local nonprofit ConnectionHealth was recently awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand their ...

During my (Figaro) experience as a CHW, I saw first hand the lack of mental health supports for youth and families. I served the Hispanic/Latino community in Davis County, Utah, during the COVID-19 ...