Community health workers recruitment from within: an inner-city neighborhood-driven framework

摘要

BackgroundCommunity health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of and/or have an unusually close understanding of the community served (APHA ). Among other roles, they are effective in closing critical communication gap between healthcare providers and patients as they possess key abilities to overcome cultural barriers, minimize disparities, and maximize adherence to clinical directions. In previous descriptions of the selection of CHWs, the role of community is clearly emphasized, but residence in the community is not indicated.