Community Health Impact Coalition
@joinchic.bsky.social
Community Health Impact Coalition is making professional community health workers the norm worldwide by changing guidelines, funding, and policy. Join us!
How is AI actually showing up in CHW programs today? CHIC has launched a short, anonymous survey to help ensure AI solutions for community health include CHW voices—and lead to ethical, sustainable approaches.
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/btujvryafd
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/btujvryafd
January 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
How is AI actually showing up in CHW programs today? CHIC has launched a short, anonymous survey to help ensure AI solutions for community health include CHW voices—and lead to ethical, sustainable approaches.
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/btujvryafd
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/btujvryafd
Nothing about CHWs without CHWs.
Benard Aketch Otieno, Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins CHIC’s Advisory Board—bringing the perspective needed to make professional CHWs the norm, not the exception.
Benard Aketch Otieno, Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins CHIC’s Advisory Board—bringing the perspective needed to make professional CHWs the norm, not the exception.
January 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Nothing about CHWs without CHWs.
Benard Aketch Otieno, Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins CHIC’s Advisory Board—bringing the perspective needed to make professional CHWs the norm, not the exception.
Benard Aketch Otieno, Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins CHIC’s Advisory Board—bringing the perspective needed to make professional CHWs the norm, not the exception.
In our first newsletter of 2026, we're exploring:
✔️Why frontline voices belong in policy + financing spaces
✔️What new economic reviews of integrated CHW programs signal for this year’s budget choices
✔️How CHWs are guiding coalition + movement direction
Read: sbee.link/jdq4hmbtre
✔️Why frontline voices belong in policy + financing spaces
✔️What new economic reviews of integrated CHW programs signal for this year’s budget choices
✔️How CHWs are guiding coalition + movement direction
Read: sbee.link/jdq4hmbtre
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In our first newsletter of 2026, we're exploring:
✔️Why frontline voices belong in policy + financing spaces
✔️What new economic reviews of integrated CHW programs signal for this year’s budget choices
✔️How CHWs are guiding coalition + movement direction
Read: sbee.link/jdq4hmbtre
✔️Why frontline voices belong in policy + financing spaces
✔️What new economic reviews of integrated CHW programs signal for this year’s budget choices
✔️How CHWs are guiding coalition + movement direction
Read: sbee.link/jdq4hmbtre
At the 4th CHW Symposium, 60+ countries issued the Bangkok Call to Action—a renewed global commitment to professional CHWs.
In a time of converging crises, CHWs deliver care, build trust & advance equity. bit.ly/4bv40Uy
#CHWsWork #proCHWs
In a time of converging crises, CHWs deliver care, build trust & advance equity. bit.ly/4bv40Uy
#CHWsWork #proCHWs
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
At the 4th CHW Symposium, 60+ countries issued the Bangkok Call to Action—a renewed global commitment to professional CHWs.
In a time of converging crises, CHWs deliver care, build trust & advance equity. bit.ly/4bv40Uy
#CHWsWork #proCHWs
In a time of converging crises, CHWs deliver care, build trust & advance equity. bit.ly/4bv40Uy
#CHWsWork #proCHWs
How is AI actually showing up in CHW programs today? CHIC has launched a short, anonymous survey to help ensure AI solutions for community health include CHW voices—and lead to ethical, sustainable approaches.
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/hgwxjrpvnc
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/hgwxjrpvnc
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
How is AI actually showing up in CHW programs today? CHIC has launched a short, anonymous survey to help ensure AI solutions for community health include CHW voices—and lead to ethical, sustainable approaches.
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/hgwxjrpvnc
Take the survey by Jan 25: sbee.link/hgwxjrpvnc
From community to governance.
Benard Aketch Otieno, a Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins the CHIC Board—bringing firsthand experience organizing CHWs and shaping public health policy.
Join us in welcoming Benard!
📸 Photos from Benard’s work as a CHW leader in Migori County.
Benard Aketch Otieno, a Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins the CHIC Board—bringing firsthand experience organizing CHWs and shaping public health policy.
Join us in welcoming Benard!
📸 Photos from Benard’s work as a CHW leader in Migori County.
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
From community to governance.
Benard Aketch Otieno, a Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins the CHIC Board—bringing firsthand experience organizing CHWs and shaping public health policy.
Join us in welcoming Benard!
📸 Photos from Benard’s work as a CHW leader in Migori County.
Benard Aketch Otieno, a Lead CHW from Migori County, Kenya, joins the CHIC Board—bringing firsthand experience organizing CHWs and shaping public health policy.
Join us in welcoming Benard!
📸 Photos from Benard’s work as a CHW leader in Migori County.
When a CHW’s ability to make a living depends on household purchases, care becomes conditional.
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → joinchic.org/resources/the-...
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → joinchic.org/resources/the-...
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
When a CHW’s ability to make a living depends on household purchases, care becomes conditional.
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → joinchic.org/resources/the-...
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → joinchic.org/resources/the-...
The 2025 International CHW Symposium brought together 300+ CHWs—the largest virtual gathering ever recorded.
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore: sbee.link/dhfayjxk7c
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore: sbee.link/dhfayjxk7c
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The 2025 International CHW Symposium brought together 300+ CHWs—the largest virtual gathering ever recorded.
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore: sbee.link/dhfayjxk7c
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore: sbee.link/dhfayjxk7c
Big questions about leadership, asked by two very curious interviewers.
CHIC’s Carolyne Faith talks about the proCHW movement, collective advocacy, and why community health workers must be present wherever decisions about their work are made.
Listen in: sbee.link/up37t896cx🎧
CHIC’s Carolyne Faith talks about the proCHW movement, collective advocacy, and why community health workers must be present wherever decisions about their work are made.
Listen in: sbee.link/up37t896cx🎧
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Big questions about leadership, asked by two very curious interviewers.
CHIC’s Carolyne Faith talks about the proCHW movement, collective advocacy, and why community health workers must be present wherever decisions about their work are made.
Listen in: sbee.link/up37t896cx🎧
CHIC’s Carolyne Faith talks about the proCHW movement, collective advocacy, and why community health workers must be present wherever decisions about their work are made.
Listen in: sbee.link/up37t896cx🎧
How do data and digital tools actually show up in community health systems — and when do they make a difference?
The December CHIC Research Roundup looks at evidence on data-enabled CHWs, continuity of care, and when technology supports systems communities trust: sbee.link/e4chwuq8m7
The December CHIC Research Roundup looks at evidence on data-enabled CHWs, continuity of care, and when technology supports systems communities trust: sbee.link/e4chwuq8m7
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How do data and digital tools actually show up in community health systems — and when do they make a difference?
The December CHIC Research Roundup looks at evidence on data-enabled CHWs, continuity of care, and when technology supports systems communities trust: sbee.link/e4chwuq8m7
The December CHIC Research Roundup looks at evidence on data-enabled CHWs, continuity of care, and when technology supports systems communities trust: sbee.link/e4chwuq8m7
When a CHW’s ability to make a living depends on household purchases, care becomes conditional.
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → sbee.link/j4nau8eymg
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → sbee.link/j4nau8eymg
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When a CHW’s ability to make a living depends on household purchases, care becomes conditional.
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → sbee.link/j4nau8eymg
As countries strengthen primary care, evidence is raising questions about entrepreneurial CHW models—and what reliable care requires instead.
Our latest blog explores → sbee.link/j4nau8eymg
84% of CHW care is cost-effective.
A new BMJ Global Health review reinforces what many countries already know: #proCHWs are core to strong primary care and UHC.
More for #UHCDay: gh.bmj.com/content/10/7/e01...
#ProCHWs #CommunityHealth #UHC #HealthForAll
A new BMJ Global Health review reinforces what many countries already know: #proCHWs are core to strong primary care and UHC.
More for #UHCDay: gh.bmj.com/content/10/7/e01...
#ProCHWs #CommunityHealth #UHC #HealthForAll
sbee.link
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
84% of CHW care is cost-effective.
A new BMJ Global Health review reinforces what many countries already know: #proCHWs are core to strong primary care and UHC.
More for #UHCDay: gh.bmj.com/content/10/7/e01...
#ProCHWs #CommunityHealth #UHC #HealthForAll
A new BMJ Global Health review reinforces what many countries already know: #proCHWs are core to strong primary care and UHC.
More for #UHCDay: gh.bmj.com/content/10/7/e01...
#ProCHWs #CommunityHealth #UHC #HealthForAll
Deploying CHWs to deliver 30 essential services in high-burden countries could save 6.9M lives a year.
This #UHCDay, we’re focused on what makes care reachable: financing + policies that support #proCHWs.
Track global progress toward professional CHWs → https://sbee.link/y4dgr7hcp8
This #UHCDay, we’re focused on what makes care reachable: financing + policies that support #proCHWs.
Track global progress toward professional CHWs → https://sbee.link/y4dgr7hcp8
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Amid a year of funding turmoil, recent U.S. bilateral negotiations signaled a commitment to fully fund CHWs in 2026.
Signals like this can reinforce national priorities, strengthen CHW systems, and support continuity of care when stability has been hard to come by.
Signals like this can reinforce national priorities, strengthen CHW systems, and support continuity of care when stability has been hard to come by.
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Amid a year of funding turmoil, recent U.S. bilateral negotiations signaled a commitment to fully fund CHWs in 2026.
Signals like this can reinforce national priorities, strengthen CHW systems, and support continuity of care when stability has been hard to come by.
Signals like this can reinforce national priorities, strengthen CHW systems, and support continuity of care when stability has been hard to come by.
The 2025 International CHW Symposium brought together 300+ CHWs — the largest virtual gathering ever recorded.
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore:https://sbee.link/4r78hnebkx
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore:https://sbee.link/4r78hnebkx
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The 2025 International CHW Symposium brought together 300+ CHWs — the largest virtual gathering ever recorded.
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore:https://sbee.link/4r78hnebkx
Their participation, in a challenging year, points to a shift underway: CHWs are increasingly helping guide the priorities they’re asked to deliver.
Explore:https://sbee.link/4r78hnebkx
The @theworldbank.bsky.social's new digital health primer offers support for CHWs across its guidance — a signal that digital innovations for NCD and mental health care work best when CHWs are recognized, supported, and integrated into primary care teams: sbee.link/jcyk3g8h7x
Digital Transformation for Person-Centered NCD and Mental Health Care : A Practical Primer
The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions is staggering - and growing. Health care for NCDs and mental health requires long-term, .
sbee.link
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The @theworldbank.bsky.social's new digital health primer offers support for CHWs across its guidance — a signal that digital innovations for NCD and mental health care work best when CHWs are recognized, supported, and integrated into primary care teams: sbee.link/jcyk3g8h7x
“Violence affects women’s physical, mental, and sexual health. CHWs share information on rights and services, engage communities and leaders, and challenge harmful norms to reduce stigma and support safer, more equitable communities for women and girls.”
— Seth Wavinya Kimani, CHW, Kenya
— Seth Wavinya Kimani, CHW, Kenya
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Violence affects women’s physical, mental, and sexual health. CHWs share information on rights and services, engage communities and leaders, and challenge harmful norms to reduce stigma and support safer, more equitable communities for women and girls.”
— Seth Wavinya Kimani, CHW, Kenya
— Seth Wavinya Kimani, CHW, Kenya
“I accompany survivors through reporting and advocate so prosecutor’s office takes appropriate action. We work to protect women and girls.”
Blanca Flor Rosales Borrego, a CHW in Peru, on work that helps build communities where violence is not tolerated and care is closer to those who need it.
Blanca Flor Rosales Borrego, a CHW in Peru, on work that helps build communities where violence is not tolerated and care is closer to those who need it.
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I accompany survivors through reporting and advocate so prosecutor’s office takes appropriate action. We work to protect women and girls.”
Blanca Flor Rosales Borrego, a CHW in Peru, on work that helps build communities where violence is not tolerated and care is closer to those who need it.
Blanca Flor Rosales Borrego, a CHW in Peru, on work that helps build communities where violence is not tolerated and care is closer to those who need it.
In a People First interview, CHIC CEO Dr. Madeleine Ballard reflects on what turns collaboration into systems change — and why CHWs are such a clear example.
When CHWs shape the work from the start, priorities sharpen and decisions stay rooted in what people need.
📹 sbee.link/fqbjev7t8u
When CHWs shape the work from the start, priorities sharpen and decisions stay rooted in what people need.
📹 sbee.link/fqbjev7t8u
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In a People First interview, CHIC CEO Dr. Madeleine Ballard reflects on what turns collaboration into systems change — and why CHWs are such a clear example.
When CHWs shape the work from the start, priorities sharpen and decisions stay rooted in what people need.
📹 sbee.link/fqbjev7t8u
When CHWs shape the work from the start, priorities sharpen and decisions stay rooted in what people need.
📹 sbee.link/fqbjev7t8u
“In times of crisis, CHWs stay informed about the disease, share prevention measures, show families how to apply them, and rely on protective equipment so we can stay safe while helping others,” shares Rosmari Guzman Escobar, CHW, Mexico.
#CHWs #proCHWs #HealthSystems #OutbreakResponse
#CHWs #proCHWs #HealthSystems #OutbreakResponse
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“In times of crisis, CHWs stay informed about the disease, share prevention measures, show families how to apply them, and rely on protective equipment so we can stay safe while helping others,” shares Rosmari Guzman Escobar, CHW, Mexico.
#CHWs #proCHWs #HealthSystems #OutbreakResponse
#CHWs #proCHWs #HealthSystems #OutbreakResponse
When outbreaks hit, CHWs depend on the whole system working in sync.
As Moses Sheku Sesay, CHW from Sierra Leone, shares: “My work focuses on rapid response, community engagement, and prevention. Success depends on coordinated efforts across the health system.”
As Moses Sheku Sesay, CHW from Sierra Leone, shares: “My work focuses on rapid response, community engagement, and prevention. Success depends on coordinated efforts across the health system.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When outbreaks hit, CHWs depend on the whole system working in sync.
As Moses Sheku Sesay, CHW from Sierra Leone, shares: “My work focuses on rapid response, community engagement, and prevention. Success depends on coordinated efforts across the health system.”
As Moses Sheku Sesay, CHW from Sierra Leone, shares: “My work focuses on rapid response, community engagement, and prevention. Success depends on coordinated efforts across the health system.”
Entrepreneurial models of community healthcare turn health workers into sales associates and communities into customers.
We break down why these models underperform—and why professional, salaried CHW programs deliver stronger, more equitable results.
🔗 sbee.link/9t4nwdh7vu
We break down why these models underperform—and why professional, salaried CHW programs deliver stronger, more equitable results.
🔗 sbee.link/9t4nwdh7vu
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Entrepreneurial models of community healthcare turn health workers into sales associates and communities into customers.
We break down why these models underperform—and why professional, salaried CHW programs deliver stronger, more equitable results.
🔗 sbee.link/9t4nwdh7vu
We break down why these models underperform—and why professional, salaried CHW programs deliver stronger, more equitable results.
🔗 sbee.link/9t4nwdh7vu
In times of constrained budgets and overlapping crises, CHWs who are well supported keep care steady.
CHIC's December newsletter looks at what this means across community health systems.
Read today: https://sbee.link/gkvnbua93e
🚨 Subscribe for future editions sbee.link/6rndhugbew
CHIC's December newsletter looks at what this means across community health systems.
Read today: https://sbee.link/gkvnbua93e
🚨 Subscribe for future editions sbee.link/6rndhugbew
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In times of constrained budgets and overlapping crises, CHWs who are well supported keep care steady.
CHIC's December newsletter looks at what this means across community health systems.
Read today: https://sbee.link/gkvnbua93e
🚨 Subscribe for future editions sbee.link/6rndhugbew
CHIC's December newsletter looks at what this means across community health systems.
Read today: https://sbee.link/gkvnbua93e
🚨 Subscribe for future editions sbee.link/6rndhugbew
Across the evidence, one message is clear— professional CHWs improve health outcomes.
Members of CHIC highlight findings in a new TIME piece on why CHWs are a high-return strategy countries have for delivering care that works: sbee.link/v6x4mrj7qw
#CHWs #proCHWs
Members of CHIC highlight findings in a new TIME piece on why CHWs are a high-return strategy countries have for delivering care that works: sbee.link/v6x4mrj7qw
#CHWs #proCHWs
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Across the evidence, one message is clear— professional CHWs improve health outcomes.
Members of CHIC highlight findings in a new TIME piece on why CHWs are a high-return strategy countries have for delivering care that works: sbee.link/v6x4mrj7qw
#CHWs #proCHWs
Members of CHIC highlight findings in a new TIME piece on why CHWs are a high-return strategy countries have for delivering care that works: sbee.link/v6x4mrj7qw
#CHWs #proCHWs
Digital tools are expanding in community health.
A new @transformhealth.bsky.social paper — developed with CHIC members — shows why shared analysis matters: it keeps digital health focused on what actually drives results for CHWs and the systems they support.
sbee.link/38dyxg9vmr
A new @transformhealth.bsky.social paper — developed with CHIC members — shows why shared analysis matters: it keeps digital health focused on what actually drives results for CHWs and the systems they support.
sbee.link/38dyxg9vmr
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Digital tools are expanding in community health.
A new @transformhealth.bsky.social paper — developed with CHIC members — shows why shared analysis matters: it keeps digital health focused on what actually drives results for CHWs and the systems they support.
sbee.link/38dyxg9vmr
A new @transformhealth.bsky.social paper — developed with CHIC members — shows why shared analysis matters: it keeps digital health focused on what actually drives results for CHWs and the systems they support.
sbee.link/38dyxg9vmr