Community Health Workers Can Play a Key Role in Keeping Families Healthy

Community Health Workers Can Play a Key Role in Keeping Families Healthy

The well-child visit is standard pediatric practice for the first three years of life. Every few months, parents or caregivers bring their little ones to the doctor to make sure they are growing and thriving. Because, for many families, these are the only encounters with a trained professional during this critical period, the value of well-child visits goes beyond the medical, connecting families to a wide range of supports for healthy developme…