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Health workers deliver vital services from frontline care to the farthest reaches of their communities. Supporting these valuable workers — while also helping countries reach their health care goals — requires extensive harmonized investment, knowledge and coordination. That’s why R4D has partnered with countries and organizations around the world on the Community Health Roadmap, a collaborative platform of donors, private funders and global health leaders. This effort is mobilizing increased and coordinated investments in community health to help countries achieve their #primaryhealthcare and #universalhealthcare goals. So far, 16 countries have created roadmaps outlining their community health investment priorities. 🗺️ Discover how the roadmap and R4D are building stronger systems for health workers and helping countries achieve their #universalhealthcare and #primaryhealthcare objectives.

Advocates for Community Health led over 550 health care organizations in urging Congress to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) in an end-of-year funding package, at a minimum of $5.8 billion per year for at least three years. In a letter delivered to Congressional leaders today, national, state, and local organizations representing all 50 U.S. states and territories outlined the critical need for a robust funding increase for the CHCF, which is set to expire on December 31, 2024, to meet the record-breaking patient volumes and unprecedented financial challenges that health centers are facing. The signers of the letter expressed concerns about the insufficient federal funding to address the increasing needs of communities amidst mental health, substance abuse, and maternal health crises, as well as local emergencies like hurricanes, wildfires, and tornadoes. While acknowledging a recent short-term funding increase, the group emphasized the importance of a long-term reauthorization, which has not been enacted since 2019. “Health centers simply can no longer do more with less and cannot operate in legislative cycles of uncertainty,” said ACH Chief Executive Officer Amanda Pears Kelly. “These actions have a severe and long-term impact on our nation’s communities, the hundreds of thousands of employees working in health centers, and the health and wellbeing of the patients they serve.” Read the press release: https://hubs.li/Q02QjQNK0 📑 Senator Alex Padilla Laphonza Butler Scott Peters Darrell Issa #CHCs #ValueCHCs #communityhealth #healthcenters #primarycare #healthpolicy #Congress #healthcare #healthequity #FQHC #healthcarefunding #healthfunding #advocacy #SanYsidroHealth #SYHealth #CHCs4CA

This week is Community Health Improvement Week! eServices Payment Technology collaborates with emergency services that work hard to keep their community members safe and healthy. Join us in supporting these essential services—contact your local EMS and healthcare providers to see how you can make a difference. #CommunityHealth #eServices #eServicesTech #eServicesPaymentTechnology #FirstResponders #CommunityHealth #CommunitySupport #CommunityHealthImprovementWeek

Last month at HLTH USA, our CEO & Co-founder, Colby R. Takeda, spoke with Logan Plaster from StartUp Health about how Pear Suite is supporting Community Health Workers (CHWs) in addressing the social drivers of health. Colby shared how Pear Suite’s platform helps #CHWs streamline resources, assessments, and billing, while new Medicaid reimbursement codes for housing and advocacy tasks help make these essential roles more sustainable. Check out the full interview to learn more about how Pear Suite is working to improve health equity and empower communities. #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #HealthEquity

Widespread shortcomings in community health programs result in CHWs being absent, ill-equipped, or facing grave dangers. And despite doing great implementation, NGOs can face barriers scaling through healthcare providers. So a billion people will never see a health worker. At Community Health Impact Coalition we’re working together to dismantle these barriers and close the healthcare delivery gap. #proCHWs #healthforall

Community health workers are the backbone of healthcare, but for far too long, their voices have been left unheard. It’s time to change that. CHWs need to be at the table, advocating for themselves, their communities, and their future. 💬 We must support and empower CHWs so they can continue their vital work towards #HealthForAll. Partners In Health Community Health Impact Coalition

Ji Im, Brian Li & Megan Surace are dedicated leaders working hard everyday to support CommonSpirit Health Hospitals and the communities they serve to create accountable networks to address all drivers of health through the PCHI Model. Read about their partnership with the Pathways Community HUB Institute (PCHI). They have created a road map for health systems to champion addressing SDoH with their communities.

Community healthcare workers play a pivotal role in providing necessary care down at the community levels. With thanks to the Global Fund, CHWs’ engagement in healthcare has improved significantly.

Let’s discuss community partnerships for a moment. 🤔 With healthcare, our seniors deserve a variation of transitional care options. You run into moments where the services you offer does not fit the need of the client. To better serve them, other options should be mentioned!! This is proper healthcare for our seniors. 🫱🏽🫲🏼 Interested in partnering with me? Let’s chat! 💬 #charlottesvilleva #homehealth #independentliving #assistedliving #interimhealthcare #hospice #personalcare #assistediving #outpatienttherapy

Community health workers are a bridge to delivering critical healthcare to those at risk of being left behind. Their role is indispensable in achieving universal health coverage. They deliver testing, treatment, and care to the most remote communities; and are often the first to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. But most community health workers remain unpaid, unequipped, and undertrained. Across Africa, up to 85% of community health workers are not paid.  Community health workers are the backbone of health systems – and they deserve to be treated as professionals with adequate pay, training, protection from harassment, and better integration into formal health systems. Over the 2024-2026 period, The Global Fund is investing over US$900 million in community health workers. #HealthForAll #ProCHW #UHC