Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
NPI Number: 1649243239
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: 274 Old Corvallis Rd Unit S, Hamilton, Montana (MT), US
Phone: 406-375-9416
NPI Number: 1700858446
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: 7037 Capitol St., Houston, Texas (TX), US
Phone: 713-660-1880
NPI Number: 1932171667
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: P.o. Box 230209, Houston, Texas (TX), US
Phone: 713-660-1880
NPI Number: 1184600413
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: 13601 Preston Rd, Dallas, Texas (TX), US
Phone: 214-613-2019
NPI Number: 1184612095
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: 94 Medical Cir, Moulton, Alabama (AL), US
Phone: 256-974-9216
NPI Number: 1720070147
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: 5 Calle Santiago Iglesias, Juana Diaz, pr (PR), US
Phone: 787-260-0087
NPI Number: 1205833266
Primary Speciality: Community Health Worker
Address: 213 S. Dillard St, Winter Garden, Florida (FL), US
Phone: 407-656-6938
