How do they match: Community Health Workers

  • Community Health Program Coordinator
  • Community Health Program Rep
  • Community Health Program Representative
  • Community Nutrition Educator
  • Health Educator
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling and Testing Services Specialist

  • Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.

  • Administer immunizations or other basic preventive treatments.
  • Advise clients or community groups on issues related to self-care, such as diabetes management.
  • Advise clients or community groups on issues related to social or intellectual development, such as education, childcare, or problem solving.
  • Advise clients or community groups to ensure parental understanding of the importance of childhood immunizations and how to access immunization services.
  • Assist families to apply for social services, including Medicaid or Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
  • Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.
  • Identify the particular health care needs of individuals in a community or target area.
  • Monitor nutrition of children, elderly, or other high-risk groups.
  • Report incidences of child or elder abuse, neglect, or threats of harm to authorities, as required.

  • Advise others on social or educational issues.
  • Assess individual or community needs for educational or social services.
  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Plan programs to address community health issues.
  • Provide educational materials to community members.
  • Provide basic health care services.
  • Refer clients to community or social service programs.