Community health workers were trusted messengers, disseminating health information in underserved communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and playing a vital role in reducing health disparities.
This form of outreach is the basis of a newly launched academic-community partnership, co-led by the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the ACTRI Center for Community Health at University of California San Diego and is funded by a $3-million Health Resources and Services Administration grant, that aims to train 200 individuals from refugee, immigrant, and Native American populations living in San Diego County to become community health workers on key health topics disproportionately affecting their communities. CLICK HERE for the full story.