THE TERMINOLOGY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS/KIM ET AL. RESPOND

On behalf of the Policy Committee of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Community Health Workers (CHW) Section, we thank AJPH for expanding coverage of research involving CHWs in recent years, and specifically, for your editorial in the April 2016 edition. In a world dominated by a medica...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2016-08, Vol.106 (8), p.E10
Main Authors: Wennerstrom, Ashley, Rush, Carl H, Kim, Kyounghae, Gitlin, Laura N, Han, Hae-Ra
Format: Article
Language:English
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Community health care
Correspondence
Editors
Medical personnel
Nursing schools
Public health
Systematic review
Workers
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Summary:On behalf of the Policy Committee of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Community Health Workers (CHW) Section, we thank AJPH for expanding coverage of research involving CHWs in recent years, and specifically, for your editorial in the April 2016 edition. In a world dominated by a medical approach to health and health care, attention to the CHW philosophy and methods is highly appreciated.
ISSN:0090-0036