At A Glance
When people have one place to coordinate care for their health problems, they have better health outcomes and health care costs are reduced. With that in mind, The Wellness Coalition took steps to offer homeless people in Montgomery, Alabama, increased access to community health workers (CHWs) at the coalition’s Friendship Mission West and North homeless shelters. During 2015–2016, the nonprofit trained four CHWs, who linked 170 homeless people to primary care, free or low-cost medicines, and education on self-managing chronic diseases.