Community Health Workers

Information for community health workers, CHW supervisors, CHW employers, and policy makers

DPH conducts capacity-building initiatives to strengthen the CHW workforce, leads and participates in strategic partnerships, provides programmatic technical assistance to CHWs and their supervisors, and supports national networking and promotion of the CHW workforce.

What you need to know

What is a Community Health Worker? 
Certification for Community Health Workers 
Find out about CHW Training 
Sustainability and Health Reform 

Related Services

Additional Resources

Community Health Worker-led Asthma Home Visiting
Community of Practice – Community and Healthcare Linkages
Order free education materials about CHWs
Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers
Achieving the Triple Aim: Success with Community Health Workers (PDF 538.08 KB)
Community Health Workers in Massachusetts: Improving Health Care and Public Health (PDF 878.53 KB)
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