Join Community HealthCorps

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Why serve with Community HealthCorps?

Community HealthCorps is a real-life education and service experience wrapped into one. This experience enables you to do great things for your community while you grow as an individual and attain tangible benefits.

By serving with us, you would:

Experience working with diverse populations
Learn specific transferable skills in the community healthcare field
Become a strong leader
Gain insight in serving in non-profit, community-based environments
Plan events and service projects
Gain personal satisfaction of taking on challenges and seeing results
Put your idealism into action
Meet lifelong friends with a common interest in health & community service

What do Community HealthCorps members do?

Community HealthCorps members perform a variety of activities associated with health services and programs for patients and communities, often by functioning as community health workers (CHWs).

Examples of activities include:

· Navigating the healthcare system

· Helping people in need establish a “medical home” & improve utilization of health services

· Individual & group health promotion/disease prevention education

· Follow-up, case management, & support on treatment plans

· Enrollment in public health insurance

· Assessing other patient needs (financial assistance, housing, legal, etc.)

What are the goals of Community HealthCorps?

· Increase access to and utilization of primary & preventive healthcare

· Improve the capacity of health centers to provide quality & preventable healthcare services

· Increase the quality & availability of preventive and primary care services & programs

· Foster collaborations & partnerships that ensure the continuity and sustainability of programs & services

· Encourage Community HealthCorps members to pursue further education & careers in community health through mentorship & experiential learning

· Create a culture of civic engagement & volunteerism to strengthen preventive & primary healthcare

QUALIFICATIONS

United States citizenship, national or lawful permanent resident
18 years of age, or at least 17 years old with a guardians signature
High school diploma or GED or commitment to obtain during your service year
Strong commitment to service
Respect & interest in working in medically underserved communities
Ability to work with diverse populations
Individual program sites may have additional qualifications

BENEFITS

Extensive training & professional development
Modest living allowance
$5,550 education award (taxable)
Health insurance - if applicable (taxable)
Child care - if eligible
Loan deferment on qualified student loans
Additional site-specific benefits may be available

TERM OF SERVICE

Full-time service requires a minimum of 1700 service

hours over a 10 to 12 month period.

Recruitment Resources

Community HealthCorps Recruitment Brochure: This tri-fold brochure is an ideal source for anyone interested in serving with Community HealthCorps as it provides potential applicants with an idea of what the program is all about.

(En Español)

Community HealthCorps Benefits Summary: This summary is designed to give potential applicants an in-depth overview of the numerous benefits of serving with Community HealthCorps. This document can also be used as a reference for current members who may have questions or want to learn more about the program benefits.

(En Español)