AJMC March 28, 2021

Anita Makkenchery, MD, MPH, and Brandy Farrar, PhD, discuss the potential for community health workers to become a regular part of the health care system in a post-COVID-19 world.

Anita Makkenchery, MD, MPH, a research associate in the Quality Improvement and Innovation Division at IMPAQ International, and Brandy Farrar, PhD, a principal research associate in IMPAQ’s Health division, presented results from their study on community health workers in a poster at the Academy Health 2021 National Health Policy Conference.

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What can be done to ensure that there is adequate funding available for CHW (community health worker) programs?

Makkenchery: I think it’s a tough question to answer just because funds come from private organizations,...

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