COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PILOT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS | AUGUST 2018 Community Memorial Foundation (CMF) and Healthy Communities Foundation (HCF) seek proposals from nonprofit organizations to incorporate Community Health Workers (CHWs) into their work. Please submit proposals no than Monday, October 1, 2018 to . Please type Health Worker in the subject line. ‘Community For more information about Community Memorial Foundation, please visit For more information about Healthy Communities Foundation, please visit For more information about Community Health Workers, please visit the Information Session, additional questions may be directed towards: Nanette Silva, Program Director, CMF Nora Garcia, Program Officer, HCF Background on Community Health Workers (CHWs) A community health worker or CHW (sometimes referred to as a is a frontline public ‘promotora’) health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This relationship enables the CHW to serve as a liaison between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. The American Public Health Association, US Department of Labor, and the Affordable Care Act all acknowledge and define the importance of the role of the CHW.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PILOT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS | AUGUST 2018 Community Memorial Foundation (CMF) and Healthy Communities Foundation (HCF) seek proposals from nonprofit organizations to incorporate Community Health Workers (CHWs) into their work. Please submit proposals no than Monday, October 1, 2018 to . Please type ‘Community Health Worker in the subject line. For more information about Community Memorial Foundation, please visit For more information about Healthy Communities Foundation, please visit For more information about Community Health Workers, please visit the Information Session, additional questions may be directed towards: Nanette Silva, Program Director, CMF Nora Garcia, Program Officer, HCF Background on Community Health Workers (CHWs) A community health worker or CHW (sometimes referred to as a ‘promotora’) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This relationship enables the CHW to serve as a liaison between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. The American Public Health Association, US Department of Labor, and the Affordable Care Act all acknowledge and define the importance of the role of the CHW.