About the Program
Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide peer-to-peer support to people experiencing social barriers that impact health outcomes. The CHWs come from the communities they serve, are knowledgeable about the system barriers patients face and use their shared background and life experiences to help address barriers to care.
How It Works
Individuals are partnered with a Community Health Worker to:
- Find transportation, healthy foods, employment, medication assistance and more
- Plan, set, and achieve personal goals
- Find community resources
- Understand your health insurance benefits
- Improve self-support and advocacy skills
- Improve your overall health and well-being
Provider Feedback
“With the current state of society (pandemic, social unrest, financial hardships) there has been an increase in stressors (both socio-economic and mental health. By identifying these needs, and connecting my patients to resources within the community, my patients are better able to manage their chronic medical problems. Danielle and her team has been instrumental in facilitating those connections to much needed resources.”
– Dr. Frank Aliganga, Cooper Family Medicine
“I have been so grateful to have access to this program. As providers, we see how much social determinants of health can affect our patients' ability to take care of their health and their families/children. Previously I have been so frustrated about my lack of time and resources to help these patients. Cesar has been a great help to several of my patients. I feel a sense of relief when I walk into an exam room, and he is there with my patient, or I see his notes in the EMR as he reaches out to our patients. It means that someone is helping my patients take charge and navigate an often opaque social services system.”
– Dr. Camille Henry, Cooper Family Medicine
“The Community Health Worker program has been instrumental in providing access to necessary care for our patients. This team has made a great difference in how we take care of our patients and has given us the opportunity to offer them more resources. Thank you, Danielle. Your team has been so helpful in getting our patients in with the care they need.”
– Dr. Ashley Michael, Cooper Internal Medicine