Supporting the designation of the week of August 25 through August 29, 2025, as the third annual ‘‘National Community Health Worker Awareness Week’’.
Whereas community health workers are a unique workforce,
recognized in 27 States with a professional certification;
Whereas community health workers are a community-based
workforce that builds relationships and capacity for
health and well-being in underserved areas;
Whereas community health workers are a historic and diverse
workforce that goes back hundreds of years in the United
States and reflects the diversity of the country;
Whereas community health workers are known by more than
250 valued and respected titles, including community
health representatives, promotores de salud, aunties, and
outreach workers;
Whereas community health workers are a unique workforce,
recognized in 27 States with a professional certification;
Whereas community health workers are a community-based
workforce that builds relationships and capacity for
health and well-being in underserved areas;
Whereas community health workers are a historic and diverse
workforce that goes back hundreds of years in the United
States and reflects the diversity of the country;
Whereas community health workers are known by more than
250 valued and respected titles, including community
health representatives, promotores de salud, aunties, and
outreach workers;
Whereas sustainable funding of community health workers
supports fair market wages and enhanced recruitment
and retention of the workforce;
Whereas community health workers fulfill a wide range of
roles, including—
(1) providing cultural mediation among individuals,
communities, and health and social service systems;
(2) offering culturally appropriate health education
and information;
(3) offering care coordination, case management,
and system navigation;
(4) providing coaching and social support;
(5) advocating for individuals and communities;
(6) building individual and community capacity;
(7) providing direct service, including basic screening tests, such as weight and blood pressure screening,
basic services, such as diabetic foot checks, and meeting
basic needs;
(8) implementing individual and community assessments;
(9) conducting outreach; and
(10) participating in evaluation and research; and
