The way Samantha Sabo, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., sees it, community health workers in Arizona and community health representatives in tribal communities move mountains. Throughout the pandemic, they helped thousands of residents, including many American Indian community members, access health resources… Read more
Learn more about Community health workers’ positive impact on the Arizona Health Start program and other stories from our center in the July 2021 newsletter:
July 2021 CHER/SHERC newsletter
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
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
The impact of COVID-19 has challenged border communities who were already working to improve their region’s social determinants of health — conditions where people live, learn, work, and play that affect their health and quality of life.
On May 19, the one-day, online conference, “COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health: Impact on the Border,” 8:30–11:30 a.m., will bring… Read more
According to Samantha Sabo, getting the COVID-19 vaccine to people who need it most requires a team approach with key experts in rural… Read more