CHW stories in the pandemic
Sabina, a Community Access Specialist at International Community Health Services, reflects on her time working as a CHW during the pandemic – the hardships, obstacles overcome, and patients she helped connected to critically needed resources during a difficult time. Sabina encourages other CHW to reflect on their work and the important role they’ve played in patient’s lives.
Key Takeaways
- Community Health Workers (CHWs) have played and continue to play a critical role during the pandemic
- CHWs serve as a bridge to connect patients/clients to health and social services
- CHWs have supported patients through challenging situations: lost jobs, losing family members due to COVID-19, mental health challenges and isolation.
- CHWs overcame challenges of having to quickly adjust to working with limited resources, staffing changes, burnout, and some remote work
- There are now many virtual tools to support CHW workflow
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