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CHW Central believes that community health workers are key to achieving universal health coverage and reducing global health inequities. As the preeminent global resource on CHWs and CHW programs, CHW Central increases access to online information to improve the quality of CHW programs and services. We advocate for CHWs to be appropriately integrated into the global health workforce and represented and connected through strong networks and associations. 

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Community Health Roundtable Discussions: Episode 2

Community Health Roundtable Discussions: Episode 2

We are excited to share the next installment of the Community Health Roundtable Discussions, hosted by Dan Palazuelos. The most recent episode features Tiffany Treviño, currently working with Partners In Health as a Learning and Impact Associate. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, she paused her Masters of Public Health studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand and moved back home to Texas, where she began work…

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CHW Voices – Kofi

CHW Voices – Kofi

My name is Ringwald Obah Kofi. I am from Duadaso No.2 in the Jaman North District in the Bono Region of Ghana in West Africa. I am 29 years old. I was a community health worker (CHW) under the Ghana Youth and Employment Agencies from 2016 to 2018. My contract expired with YEA on August 8th, 2018. After my contract expired, I decided to volunteer and continue to work for…

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Community Health Roundtable Discussions

Community Health Roundtable Discussions

In this Community Health Roundtable discussion, Kandis Draw, a CHW with JourneyCare in Chicago, shares her experiences educating communities about and supporting patients through palliative and hospice care. Through her conversation with Dan Palazuelos, the podcast host, Kandis describes some of the key lessons she has learned and shares her perspectives on the future of CHWs in the United States and the value of CHWs as bridges between healthcare and…

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