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Community Health Workers Promote Health Literacy and COVID-19 Vaccine Equity.

Authors :
Murphy C
Carter E
Thomas L
Buchanan E
Torres Villegas L
de LaRue M
Source :
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved [J Health Care Poor Underserved] 2024; Vol. 35 (3S), pp. 186-192.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial/ethnic minority residents of Prince George's County were disproportionately affected by the virus. This report from the field details an intervention that trained community health workers recruited from racial/ethnic minority communities to promote COVID-19 vaccination and health literacy among racially/ethnically diverse communities.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1548-6869
Volume :
35
Issue :
3S
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39069939