Community Health Workers In the News

Here is an interesting infographic from www.good.is discussing the roles and effects of having well-trained community health workers as part of a health system, particularly in rural or low-income areas. I found two things about this infographic very interesting and neither of them was explicitly stated. First of all, the fact that information about community health workers is being posted on a news outlets is an indication that having community health workers may be gaining the respect and awareness of many people. Secondly, the information for the infographic came from writings released by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. After learning in class about how helpful community health workers can be, particularly with maternal and child health, it is encouraging to me to see foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation taking a role in helping place community health workers where they are needed. The infographic also listed some simple, but effective tools and medications that community health workers often use to help improve maternal and child health, which is definitely something worth taking a look at.