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Policy Corner 4: State CHW Certification Article
Read Morehe state of Illinois passed the CHW Certification and Reimbursement Act in 2021, calling for the IL Department of Public Health and the IL Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a CHW certification program and to reimburse certified CHW services through Medicaid, respectively. The program is not yet available and still in the […]
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Jose Lopez
Read MoreJose Lopez has been a community health worker for over 12 years. He initiated the establishment of a food pantry at a school-based health center.
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Okeisha Burks
Read MoreA CHW Care Coordinator, conducted a social needs questionnaire and discovered that a patient had been homeless for 3 years and was battling cancer.
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Estela Diaz
Read MoreEstela Diaz, a Community Health worker for over 7 years, started a mother grieving group in Brighton Park after losing a child herself.
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