In this Act, “community health worker” means a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the community health worker to serve as a liaison, link, and intermediary between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. A community health worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities, including outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy. A community health worker shall have the following core competencies:
         (1) communication;
         (2) interpersonal skills and relationship building;
         (3) service coordination and navigation skills;
         (4) capacity-building;
         (5) advocacy;
         (6) presentation and facilitation skills;
         (7) organizational skills; cultural competency;
         (8) public health knowledge;
         (9) understanding of health systems and basic