Community Health Workers Promote Health Literacy and COVID-19 Vaccine Equity.
Caitlin MurphyErnest CarterLaurine ThomasElizabeth BuchananLiz Torres VillegasMichelle de LaRuePublished in: Journal of health care for the poor and underserved (2024)
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.