The Community Health Worker Research & Resource Center (CHW-RRC) at NYU Langone Health focuses on key action areas that support individuals and organizations working within the evolving and essential field of community health work.

CHW Support & Professional Development

The CHW-RRC is committed to strengthening the skills and capacity of CHWs at NYU Langone and beyond. We create opportunities for professional growth through training, peer learning, and shared leadership.

The CHW-RRC hosts webinars on topics identified through CHW wellness surveys, community partners, and the CHW Steering Committee. These sessions are moderated by CHWs from across NYU Langone, serving both as an educational resource for frontline workers and as a public-speaking opportunity that elevates CHW visibility. As moderators, CHWs demonstrate leadership and offer CHW audiences the opportunity to see their peers as knowledgeable voices on critical topics.

Webinar topics have included COVID-19 vaccine safety and distribution, reproductive rights, mental health in teens, tobacco prevention, nutrition, and chronic disease management. Attendees include CHWs, researchers, frontline workers, and other professionals from across the country, creating a space for shared learning and dialogue across sectors.

In partnership with the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the CHW-RRC also helped develop a Clinical Research Training for CHWs. This training builds skills in community-engaged research and strengthens the role of CHWs in bridging research and public health practice.

Community Health Worker Resource Hub

The Community Health Worker Resource Hub centralizes and shares tools, templates, and materials developed for CHW research projects and initiatives at NYU Langone Health, many of which were created in collaboration with community partners. The Hub offers a library of resources in multiple languages from projects that serve diverse populations and address a wide range of health topics and care settings.

A training video and step-by-step guide on navigating the Hub are available here.

Community Health Worker Innovations Summit

The annual CHW Innovations Summit brings together CHWs, allies, program leaders, researchers, and policymakers from across the country to strengthen and support the CHW workforce. The Summit provides a forum to share best practices, build partnerships, and explore strategies for long-term workforce sustainability.

Sessions address funding models, policy support, professional development, and innovations that advance health equity through CHW programs. By fostering dialogue across sectors, the Summit elevates the visibility and value of CHWs and promotes collaboration to expand their impact in both health systems and communities.

Learn more about past CHW Innovations Summits and access agendas and recordings here.

Advocacy

The CHW-RRC is committed to advancing CHW workforce development through policy and advocacy. In partnership with NYU Langone’s Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE), we developed a Community Health Worker Policy Brief, which serves as a roadmap for strengthening workforce support. The brief highlights the impact of CHWs on health outcomes such as diabetes and hypertension control and increased cancer screening, and calls for professional development, career pathways, and sustainable funding through health system investment and public policy.

In addition, along with CHWs from NYU Langone Health, members of the CHW-RRC team have participated in the National Association of Community Health Workers’ (NACHW) and Partners In Health United States (PIH-US) Capitol Hill Visit. In these two-day advocacy event, CHWs from across the country gather in Washington, D.C. to meet with members of Congress and legislative staff to advocate for policies to strengthen the CHW workforce.

Contact Us

For inquiries about the CHW-RRC's action areas, please email chwrrc@nyulangone.org.