The Minnesota Community Health Worker Project
The Community Health Worker Project was formed under Health Education Industry Partnership and has grown into its own organization. See the Minnesota Community Health Worker Institute website at www.mnchwalliance.org for more information.
The Minnesota Community Health Worker Project
Minnesota Community Health Worker Project is a statewide initiative whose mission is to reduce cultural and linquistic barriers to health care, improve quality and cost effectiveness of care, and increase the number of healthcare workers who come from diverse backgrounds or underserved communities. Community Health Workers come from the communities they serve, working at the grassroots level building trust and vital relationships, which make them effective culture brokers between their own communities and systems of care. CHWs:
- Teach navigation through the healthcare system - increasing healthcare access
- Educate health care knowledge - lowering health disparities
- Bridge the gap between cultures and healthcare system - improving health outcomes