How Community Health Workers fit in Team Base Care - Bryan Carcamo and Treva Smith

26/09/2024 52 min

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"How Community Health Workers fit in Team Base Care" is presented by Bryan Carcamo, BS, CHW from KC CARE Health Center and Treva Smith, CHW-I from Community Care Network of Kansas.Community Health Workers (CHWs) are non-medical public health workers who connect communities to health care and social service providers. A CHW also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy. Bryan Carcamo and Treva Smith will explain how CHWs are essential in helping communities have better health outcomes. This webinar will also explore how to best utilize CHWs in your organization to improve team-based care.The Network of the National Library of Medicine is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Learn more at https://nnlm.gov Evaluation Link: https://www.nnlm.gov/HB0424MLA CE Expires: Oct 10, 2024This webinar was originally presented on April 10th, 2024.