CHW Success Stories

A community health worker met a woman, who later became a client, at a Health Fair event. The client, who mainly spoke Spanish, explained that she had been diagnosed with diabetes five years prior, and that she no longer had a primary care physician. She said that even with medication her A1C was high, and she was looking for a way to improve her health.

The community health worker looked for a primary care physician for her in the safety net providers in Kansas City. After many phone calls, the client was got an appointment with a doctor at Samuel U. Rodgers Health Care Center. The client was able to create a health plan with her doctor, and also started seeing a nutritionist. With hard work, the client was able to lower her A1C!

Adapted from a story from the Kansas City Missouri Health Department Chronic Disease Community Health Worker Program.

This article is part of our ongoing series, CHW Success Stories, which highlights the work of community health workers throughout the MARC region.