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This is an 18 month Grant Funded shared position between CPEP and the Emergency Department

POSITION PURPOSE

• A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a remarkable understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship with the community enables the CHW to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health system and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
• A CHW builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as ou...