Our Community Health Workers (CHWs) engage with their fellow community members in the following ways:
Community Events
- We collaborate with businesses and organizations to engage with the community in public spaces such as grocery stores, bakeries, flea markets, health fairs, food distribution sites, schools, clinics, universities, and more! Through these efforts, we provide health education, connect individuals to vital resources, promote preventive care, and foster overall well-being for a healthier community.
In-Person and Virtual Presentations
We can provide presentations on any of the following topics in English or Spanish:
- COVID-19
- Share current information on prevention, vaccines, testing and how to access available resources.
- Address community concerns around vaccine hesitancy and debunk myths and misinformation.
- Mpox
- Share what the disease is, how it spreads, who is at risk, prevention measures, and vaccine eligibility.
- Resource Navigation
- Promote our Connect Team, which is a resource navigation program that provides Harris County residents with application assistance to state and local benefit programs.
- Public Health 101
- What is Public Health? What does Harris County Public Health do? Role of CHW
Community Canvassing and Phone Calls
- We share crucial public health updates and additional community resources to community members where they live, learn, work, worship, and play, both in-person and over-the-phone.
CHW Workshops
- We host workshops led by CHWs for CHWs to have a shared learning space and platform to network, share experiences and strategies from various sectors, and gain exposure to new tools and resources for CHWs and the community members they serve.