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Partners In Health’s RECOVER Project: Strategies for Equity in Short-Term CBO Federal Funding   The Biden Administration’s National Strategy for COVID-19 and release of American Rescue Plan funding increased prioritization of community engagement and provided an opportunity to scale the integration of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and partnerships with Community-Based Organizations (CBO) among federal agencies, national nonprofits and philanthropy. The National Strategy and subsequent funding facilitate a short-term ramp up of recruitment, hiring and training critical for

Looking to support local community-based organizations in solving issues like food insecurity, COVID-related funerary expenses, vaccination assistance, and others? We have several opportunities collected here for your consideration!   HRIA: Community-Based Workforce to Build COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence   The purpose of the program is to strengthen vaccine confidence, provide further information and education on the

At the Center for Health Worker Innovation, we provide a platform for our partners and others in global health to share their perspectives on the health workforce. To that end, the following piece is authored by Denise Octavia Smith, CHW, MBA, PN, Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers. When formerly enslaved Africans and