Louisiana. Community Health Worker. Taxonomy Code 172V00000X(172v00000x)

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Community Health Worker Providers

NPI	Name	Type	Address
1841948981	Kyla Blaze	Individual	2210 Line Ave Ste 101 Shreveport, LA
1538534623	Tremaine Lewis	Individual	2590 Highway 1 Thibodaux, LA
1003271479	Fit For Life Ministries Inc	Organization	600 Common St Shreveport, LA
1235650466	Regina Bradford	Individual	351 W 79th St Shreveport, LA
1306565007	Harold Williams	Individual	3745 Choctaw Dr Baton Rouge, LA

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Taxonomy Code	172V00000X
Display Name	Community Health Worker
Taxonomy Group	Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Classification	Community Health Worker
Definition	Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
Effective Date	September 30, 2009