Community Health Workers

Bridging the Gap Between Communities & Healthcare

Join a short-term support program where a trained Community Health Worker helps you navigate healthcare, set goals, and connect to local resources at no cost to you.

Care Starts Here Community Health Worker Program

Are you or someone you know struggling to understand, advocate for or improve your health? Community Health Workers (CHWs) are your partners in care, trained in evidence-based practices to help you reach your personal and health goals. CICOA CHWs are individuals that come from your community to help you learn about and manage your health, navigate your healthcare (including appointments and medications), work towards personal goals, and access programs and resources to assist with needs (such as food, housing and transportation).

Participants will receive up to 90 days of personalized support, with help available in your home or out in the community. The program is free to most participants, regardless of age, income, insurance or ability.

Do you Qualify? You may be eligible if you meet atleast one of the following criteria:

Recent hospitalization/ER visit in the last 30 days
Fall in the past 3 months
Lost primary caregiver in the past 6 months
Have not seen a primary care provider in the last 12 months
Have a chronic health condition
Have an identified social determinants of health need (housing, food, transportation, etc.)
Caring for someone who meets one of the above criteria