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JOURNAL OF AMBULATORY CARE MANAGEMENT
Volume 43, Issue 4, Pages 268-277Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000351
Keywords
community health; community health worker; COVID-19; health equity; resiliency; workforce development
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [U54 GM115428] Funding Source: Medline
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Community health workers (CHWs) leverage their trusting relationships with underresourced populations to promote health equity and social justice in their communities. Little is known about CHWs roles in addressing COVID-19 or how the pandemic may have affected CHWs' ability to interact with and support communities experiencing disparities. A focus group with CHW leaders from 7 states revealed 8 major themes: CHW identity, CHW resiliency, self-care, unintended positives outcomes of COVID-19, technology, resources, stressors, and consequences of COVID-19. Understanding the pandemic's impact on CHWs has implications for workforce development, training, and health policies.
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