Community health workers, also known as promotores de salud, peer leaders, patient navigators, or health advocates, serve as a model for addressing health disparities in vulnerable, low income, and under-served communities. Community health workers play an important role in promoting community-based health education and prevention in a manner that is culturally and linguistically appropriate, particularly in communities and for populations that have been historically under-served and uninsured. As members of the communities, they usually share the language, socioeconomic status, and experiences of the community they serve, which enable them to have a trusting relationship to serve as a liaison between health and health services to facilitate health communication and education. In addition, community health workers have provided useful information about workplace environment exposures. Community health workers are on the front lines, educating their community peers to ensure that everyone stays healthy and safe by building capacities of disadvantaged communities.
Presenters on this panel will define community health workers and their role in addressing environmental health and health disparities. Presenters will also describe the successes of community health workers through evidence-based programs by highlighting accomplishments of successful programs. They will conclude by establishing the link between community health workers, health disparities, and environmental health.
If this presentation truly connects EH to these type community health events (dental, medical and pharmaceutical) then I recommend it, otherwise not.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to tell from this brief summary.