Health Equity

Community Health Workers, Often Overlooked, Bring Trust to the Pandemic Fight

Abstract: As the pandemic brings long-standing health disparities into sharper view, community health workers are being asked to help the public health response.

Publication: Kaiser Health News

Date Published: February 8, 2021

Author(s): Michele Cohen Marill

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.