As part of NLAPH’s tenth cohort during the 2020-2021 program year, Elaine Johannes and the Kansas Community Health Work Partnership (KCHWP) team focused on increasing the awareness of, acceptance for, and availability of community health workers (CHWs) by providing trainings to communities across sectors within the state of Kansas. Since their time in the program, Elaine and her team have found success in their pursuit to expand opportunities and improve work conditions for CHWs.

As part of NLAPH’s first cohort during the 2012-2013 program year, Ken Peach and Team Osceola focused on connecting home-bound individuals within Osceola County, Florida to medical and health care services. At the beginning of the program, Team Osceola identified the community need for a program that would remove or mitigate barriers to health care access for home-bound individuals.

Nick Hart and the Louisville Lead-Free Community Team were participants in Cohort 10, 2020-2021 program year, of the NLAPH program. During the NLAPH program, the Louisville Lead Free Community Team addressed lead hazards and utilized tools that encouraged the team to identify key partners and collaborators in their community.