Directory of top Community Health Workers in Glen Daniel, West Virginia, USA
Taxonomy Code 172V00000X
The directory of Community Health Workers in Glen Daniel, West Virginia was last updated 6/30/2024
Doris Perkins534 CLAYPOOL RD, GLEN DANIELS, WV Telephone Number: (304)-578-6860 Community Health Worker |
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Date NPI Record created: 3/26/2021 |
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Linda Cook148 STILES TPKE, GLEN DANIEL, WV Telephone Number: (304)-934-8031 Community Health Worker |
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Date NPI Record created: 3/26/2021 |
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Kaitlin Flannery153 TRAVELERS LN, GLEN DANIEL, WV Telephone Number: (304)-673-9115 Community Health Worker |
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Date NPI Record created: 2/12/2021 |
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Franklin Rhodes2546 COAL RIVER RD, GLEN DANIEL, WV Telephone Number: (304)-222-3952 Community Health Worker |
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Date NPI Record created: 3/15/2021 |
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Rose Rhodes2546 COAL RIVER RD, GLEN DANIEL, WV Telephone Number: (304)-934-8588 Community Health Worker |
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Date NPI Record created: 2/24/2021 |
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Victoria Bowman559 COAL RIVER RD, GLEN DANIEL, WV Telephone Number: (304)-890-0676 Community Health Worker |
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Date NPI Record created: 3/3/2021 |
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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/
