Improving access to health care for individuals rejoining their communities after incarceration is a critical strategy for reducing crime, improving community health, and bettering overall public ...

Community health workers are public health workers. Their goal is to connect communities with their health care systems and state health departments. Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella term ...

Memo from Ellen-Marie Whelan looks at community health centers and their potential to deliver jobs and economic growth. Community health centers across our country have a 45-year history of providing ...

Suggested Citation: "5 Measurement Tools for a Community Health Improvement Process." Institute of Medicine. 1997. Improving Health in the Community: A Role for Performance Monitoring. Washington, DC: ...