08/24/2026
The First Choice Healthcare Clinics in Kewanee and Toulon note that August 24-28, 2026 has been designated National Community Health Worker Awareness Week (NCHWAW). This annual observance celebrates the essential role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in promoting public health, advancing health equity, and connecting communities with health and social services.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of and have an unusually close understanding of the community they serve. This trusting relationship enables CHWs to serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery, and improves clinical, behavioral and social service access, delivery, quality, and care system performance.
Join us in saluting all our staff members this week. The work they do, each and every day, helps to make our residents & communities stronger and healthier. Thank You!