How do they match: Community Health Workers

  • Benefits Outreach Specialist
  • HIV CTS Specialist
  • 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.

  • Assist families to apply for social services, including Medicaid or Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
  • Advocate for individual or community health needs with government agencies or health service providers.
  • Conduct home visits for pregnant women, newborn infants, or other high-risk individuals to monitor their progress or assess their needs.
  • Identify the particular health care needs of individuals in a community or target area.
  • Monitor nutrition of children, elderly, or other high-risk groups.
  • Refer community members to needed health services.

  • Advocate for individual or community needs.
  • Assess individual or community needs for educational or social services.
  • Collect information about community health needs.
  • Help clients get needed services or resources.