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7-Part COVID-19 vaccines video series offers community health workers needed training

Posted by ld583 on October 18, 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 have delivered 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 their continuing… Read more

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

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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