Community Health Workers: The Heart of Healthy Communities

Rochelle Heard is joined by:

·       Dr. Arletha Lizana, associate professor in the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and strategic advisor for the NCRN Community Health Worker program

·       Amina Isom, Program Manager of the Innovation Learning Laboratory at Morehouse School of Medicine

In this episode, the three explore the role of community health workers (CHWs) in building and sustaining healthy communities, sharing best practices and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about building trust in communities, improving health literacy and outcomes, and how to best engage community health workers.

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