Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the initial point of contact for children and families who are enrolled in the CHECK program. CHWs create a roadmap for families to reduce triggers for chronic conditions, and manage the social stressors in their lives. Patients and families receive in-depth assessments, care planning, referral to social services, and, if needed, referrals to in-house legal support and community based mobile dental care. CHWs provide services both in community settings, including primary care practices and community based organizations, as well as the UIC hospital and health system, liaising between clinical and community based providers. CHWs also do home visits. A total of 38,376 services have been provided.
While CHECK began as an innovative health care delivery demonstration project we've grown to be so much more! One thing that's never changed, is our focus on you and helping you get where you want to be. Take a look around the pages in the “About Us” tab or click one of the links below to learn more about our history, our mission and our team!