; Whereas sustainable funding of community health workers supports fair market wages and enhanced recruitment and retention of the workforce; Whereas community health workers fulfill a wide range of roles, including— (1) providing cultural mediation among individuals, communities, and health and social service systems; (2) offering culturally appropriate health education and information; (3) offering care coordination, case management, and system navigation; (4) providing coaching and social support; (5) advocating for individuals and communities; (6) building individual and community capacity; (7) providing direct service; (8) implementing individual and community assessments; (9) conducting outreach; and (10) participating in evaluation and research; and Whereas community health worker networks are statewide, regional, or local associations or coalitions with leadership and membership that are composed of at least 50 percent community health workers, promotoras, or community health representatives and whose activities include training, workforce development, mentoring, and other initiatives to support community health worker, promotora, and community health representative programs: Now, therefore, be it