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Workshop explores the power and promise of community health workers

Posted by ld583 on May 19, 2022

Speakers from the community health workers conference pose for a photo. There are 11 women in the photo at they are all smiling and are standing in a row.

Community health workers conference attendees discuss CHW voluntary certification, fully integrating and financing the CHW workforce

On May 16, through a community health workshop, more than… Read more

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7-part COVID-19 vaccine video series provides needed community health worker training

Posted by ld583 on October 8, 2021

Community health workers (CHWs)—also known as community health representatives (CHRs) and promotoras—know their community best. Unlike most other healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, CHWs deliver essential support to their clients, often in their clients’ homes.

Since CHWs work in remote locations throughout the state, the Arizona Community Engagement Alliance (AzCEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities created a seven-part video training series on COVID-19 vaccines for CHW’s continuing education.

Called “CHWs Responding to COVID: Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccines,” the video series is a… Read more

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Report highlights COVID-19 experiences of community health workers

Posted by ld583 on July 20, 2021

Community health workers (CHWs) — also referred to as community health representatives and promotoras de salud — are frontline public health workers who are trusted and welcomed into the homes of their communities.

A team from Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Arizona… Read more

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Community health workers improve birthweight of newborns through the Arizona Health Start Program, researchers find

Posted by ld583 on June 22, 2021

Through a comprehensive study of the last 10 years, researchers from Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona found that pregnant women and mothers enrolled in Arizona’s Health Start Program, which employs community health workers (CHWs) to conduct home visits, have lower rates of low birthweight and preterm newborns than women who did… Read more

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Community Health Representatives, who provide critical health care, need more support according to reports

Posted by ld583 on November 19, 2020

According to Samantha Sabo, Community Health Representatives (CHRs), tribal-based community health workers, are unique and valued members of the healthcare system serving American Indian communities.

Sabo, an associate professor for Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research and for the Department of Health Sciences, said CHRs play a critical… Read more

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CHER offers Community Health Workforce Assessment webinar

Posted by ld583 on August 4, 2020

About 40 community health workers and university faculty members from around the state attended a recent Community Health Workforce Assessment Webinar online on June 24.

The event was sponsored by the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care (AACIHC), the Northern Arizona University Center for Health Equity Research and the Arizona Community Health Representative (CHR) Workforce Coalition.

Speakers included Kim Russell,… Read more

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