Community health workers worksheets

A CHW serves as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and to improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
The resources on this page are collected from programs across CDC that host materials pertinent to CHWs.

The quality of training, the development of the curriculum in local languages and the proper selection and training of trainers are all key elements that need to be considered

Community health workers: a strategy to ensure access to primary health care services 2014 13

A community health worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member or has a particularly good understanding of the community served

A CHW serves as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and to improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery