AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: Helping community health workers advance community health
Chicago-based RUSH University Medical Center launched its Community Health Workers Hub in 2018 to provide CHWs with the support they need to help combat health and life expectancy inequities throughout the city of Chicago. Since then, the CHW Hub has promoted interdisciplinary partnerships and care coordination that provide valuable resources and essential services to patients, advancing health equity while also underlining the power of effective partnerships. LEARN MORE
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