Interventions that address socioeconomic determinants of health are receiving considerable attention from policy makers and health care executives. The interest is fueled in part by expected returns ...

Community health workers are public health workers. Their goal is to connect communities with their health care systems and state health departments. Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella term ...

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need to strengthen the US public health system by shifting toward much greater community engagement and leadership. In November and December 2023, we conducted ...

Ten Washington state health organizations recently received grants of up to $15,000 from Fred Hutch Cancer Center’s Community Grants Program. These grants, administered by the Office of Community ...

A CHW works within a community as a frontline agent of change, helping people navigate the healthcare system, incorporate health behavior change into their lives, and work toward overall health and ...

The Community Health and Human Services (CHHS) graduate programs are built with the full-time employed student in mind. Courses for the traditional master’s degrees and graduate certificates are ...

As the United States navigates the uncertainties of Covid-19 and begins a long-overdue process of confronting systemic racism, the communities most affected by poverty, racism, and language barriers ...