Addressing Health Disparities in the Rural United States: Advocacy as Caregiving among Community Health Workers and Promotores de Salud

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Presents a study comparing the roles played by community health workers (CHWs) and promotores de salud in serving rural communities in Indiana and Texas. Discusses CHWs role in addressing rural health disparities and describes that role in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ryan I. Logan, Heide Castañeda

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24), 9223

12/2020

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Community health workers · Health disparities · Health literacy · Hispanic or Latino · Social determinants of health · Indiana · Texas