A Community Health Worker will assist the referred individual through 21 pathways to improve their health and help position them towards the path of wellness. A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has a close understanding of the community served. The CHW's serve as partners, advocates, and coaches for their clients, guiding them through a process to identify risks, assign them to pathways so solutions can be achieved, and remain available to support clients to completion of pathway objectives. This trusting relationship enables the CHW to serve as a liaison, link, and intermediary between health and social services, and improve the quality and cultural competence of the service delivery.

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 Bridges to Wellness is a program of Access Tusc which links individuals who have medical, social, and educational barriers to resources in: Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas, and Washington counties. 

Bridges to Wellness can help with family planning, postpartum, childcare, opportunities for job training and education, medical appointments, smoking cessation, etc. Access Tusc offers Bridges to Wellness, a program that connects individuals and families to local resources to help them become stronger and healthier. Through Bridges to Wellness, individuals and families can access all the services they need in one place by working with an experienced Community Health Workers who will come to their homes, listen to their needs, and work with them to create a plan to make sure their needs are met.

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