Taxonomy Code 172V00000X

The directory of Community Health Workers in Lebanon, Kentucky was last updated 6/30/2024

Paul G Taylor

310 W HIGH ST, LEBANON, KY

Telephone Number: (270)-692-1871

Optometrist

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Date NPI Record created: 1/25/2006

Amanda M Ballard

325 W WALNUT ST, STE400, LEBANON, KY

Telephone Number: (502)-955-2020

Optometrist

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Date NPI Record created: 10/12/2009

Jacqueline Powell

325 W WALNUT ST, LEBANON, KY

Telephone Number: (270)-867-8200

Optometrist

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Date NPI Record created: 3/3/2023

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Community Health Workers
Taxonomy Code 172V00000X

Classification: Community Health Worker

Description

Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.

Notes

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services - National Workforce Study on Community Health Workers, March, 2007. [7/1/2007: new]

http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/chw/