by Rich Strater | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Leonor: Well, this, in this photo I was performing a child development evaluation. This family in particular I remember that the mother didn’t speak Spanish, and the father only a little. They spoke an indigenous language from Guatemala, so, well the barriers are even...
by Rich Strater | Oct 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
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....
by Rich Strater | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Aug 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rich Strater | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
The statewide organization was recently awarded a Workforce Grant to Aide in the Recruitment and Retention of Community Health Workers in Rural Environments AURORA, CO, July 30, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) has launched a...
