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The Community Health Worker (CHW) is a position responsible for improving access to care, facilitating care coordination, strengthening community partnerships, and addressing social determinants of health that impact patient outcomes. This role serves as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services, to improve the quality of service delivery, and to maximize the efficiency of service delivery. This is through coordinating available resources and leveraging partnerships with private, nonprofit, or faith-based organizations. The CHW serves as a bridge between the healthcare system and rural community members by providing culturally responsive outreach, care navigation, health education, and resource coordination to support improved health outcomes and reduced healthcare disparities. This role will build the individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach...Worker, Health, Healthcare, Transportation, Behavioral Health, Outreach