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  • About
    • What is a Community Health Worker?
      • Core Competencies / Domains of a CHW
    • Our Team
    • Advisory Council
    • Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College
    • RI CHW Profile
    • Our Vision & Mission
    • Contact
  • Professional Development
    • Job Postings
    • Getting Started as a CHW in RI
    • Certification & Recertification
    • Apprenticeship Program
    • Medicaid Reimbursement for CHW Services
    • Networking
      • CHW Voices for Leadership & Advocacy
      • RI CHW Resource Map
    • CHWARI Trainings
      • CHW Core Competency Training
    • Training Calendar
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Events List
    • CHWARI Sponsored
      • Certification Application Workshops
      • Cardiovascular Health & Diabetes Management CHW Training
      • RI CHW Conference 2025
      • Latinx Support Group
  • Advocacy/Policy
  • COVID-19 Info
  • Resources
    • RI CHW Map
    • For CHWs
    • Alliance for Community Health Worker Employers
    • Legal Key Partnership for Health and Justice
    • Medicaid Reimbursement for CHW Services
  • News
    • Recent Posts
    • E-News Archive
  • Contact
  • Medicaid Change Updates

CHWs Recognized by CISB!

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

Congrats to Lina Roman and Swanette Salazar, who were recently recognized by Centro de Innovación Salud y Bienestar for their tireless work as Community Health Workers!

Community Health Worker
Bilingual Case Manager with a CHW certification

‘Community Health Worker’

is an umbrella term that might include:

Lay health worker, promotore, promotora, community health advocate, lay health educator, community health representative, peer health promoter, community health advisor, patient navigator, lay health advisor, neighborhood health advisor, community care coordinator, community health educator, community health promoter, case work aide, community connector, community health outreach worker, family support worker, outreach specialist, peer educator, peer support worker, public health aide, environmental health aide, lead abatement education specialist.

(“From CDC’s Policy Evidence Assessment Report: Community Health Worker Policy Components”)

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COMMUNTY HEALTH WORKER ASSOCIATION OF RI
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION IN HEALTHCARE
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
600 MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, RI 02908

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