History:                                                                                                            The network exists to develop an independent network in the Chicago area, led by CHW’s with a communications infrastructure linked to stakeholders, potential allies and agencies that employ CHWs, and the capacity to advocate for accessible standardized training and formalized credentialing, program evaluation and sustainable programs.

Mission:                                                                                                                                                  Empower promoters and the communities they serve through: Group education, provision of information and resources, health promotion and disease prevention to diverse communities, regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, through various fields of services and supports, so that united we can affect positive change, growth, and understanding in our communities.

Value:                                                                                                                           We value comprehensive health care services that reflect love, self-respect, equality, and   cultural sensitivity. With a vocation to serve others; our work is reliable, patient, expressive and knowledgeable of community health issues. Finally, we value the communities that we serve,  
so that in return they will be as strong as the people who serve them.

Vision:                                                                                                                                                     The Chicago health workers/promoters local network envisions a society in which all of it’s residents, regardless of their socioeconomic status, have equal and sufficient access to health care and the resources/education handed to live healthy lives.