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National Association for Community Health Workers: Recommendations for Federal and State COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Equity
October 12, 2022 Communities and organizations across the country have been critical partners for local, state, and national COVID-19 initiatives, working to educate people. How Federal and State Government Can Improve COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Equity and Build...
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces American Rescue Plan’s Historic Investments in Community Health Workforce
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $225 million in American Rescue Plan funds to train over 13,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs). In response to the acute need to expand the healthcare workforce and address pandemic-related burnout, the American...
HIV crashed her life. She found her way back to joy — and spoke at the U.N. this week
When Bupe Sinkala was diagnosed with HIV, she didn't know what to do. She was planning her wedding – and decided not to tell her fiancé at first. It was, she reflects, "a dark moment. I was scared of being rejected, of being judged. I thought it was a death...
How these community health workers aim to help people experiencing domestic violence
Medical service providers who treat victims of domestic violence just got a boost with the promise of additional assistance from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s community health worker project. The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a...
LaTanja Silvester On How Community Health Worker Programs Can Bridge Gaps In Health Outcomes – Exclusive
As monkeypox cases rise, cities are already reporting stark racial disparities in how the public health emergency is being handled. Data shows Philadelphia's Black residents comprise 55% of the monkeypox cases, yet only get 23% of the vaccine supply — while the city's...
Atrium Health launches new mobile medicine unit thanks to a $1.2 million donation from The Tepper Foundation
The unit funded will provide primary care/screenings in the South Market. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atrium Health dispatched the first of four mobile medicine units designed to provide high-quality, equitable healthcare in underprivileged communities in the region....
HHS awards $88.6M to bolster community health centers’ data capabilities, plus $59.6M to grow rural healthcare workforce
Nearly $90 million is going out to almost 1,400 nationwide community health centers to beef up patient data capabilities. The move will support better health equity during ongoing and future public health emergencies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in up to 10 countries mostly in Africa by 2030 to support up to 200,000 community health workers A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to...