Our Community Health Workers
Family Care Health Centers has a diverse team of caring individuals committed to helping St. Louis community members get the medical care they need and deserve.
What is a Community Health Worker?
A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
Family Care Health Centers is incredibly honored to have the Community Health Worker of the Year work for us, for our patients, for our community. DeAnthony Henderson, BA, CHW, is the 2024 Urban Community Health Worker of the Year!
This marks 3 years in a row for a Family Care Health Centers’ CHW to earn this remarkable award. FCHC had 5 CHW nominees for 2024! THANK YOU, Community Health Workers, for your heart and passion for helping the St. Louis community! Our city is a better place because of you!
Celebrating with our newest Community
Health Worker, Jenna, for completing
her certification!
The team is gathered for fun team bonding!
QUOTES FROM PATIENTS & HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS:
“Healthcare needs are so much more than just healthcare. We work with patients everyday who have food insecurity issues, who have housing insecurity, who have transportation issues…and having someone there who is dedicated to helping navigate those challenges is really wonderful for us and for our patients.” – Primary Care Provider
“[CHW] says I’m not alone. We’ll get through this together.” -Patient
“I can’t imagine working without a CHW.” – Primary care provider
“I didn’t know it was important until [CHW] kept calling me.” -Patient.
[CHWs] “Bridging the gap between the patients and the providers.” -Primary care provider