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Norbert I Goldfield1, Robert Crittenden, Durrell Fox
1Ask Nurses and Doctors Inc, Northampton, Massachusetts (Dr Goldfield); Departments of Family Medicine and Health Services University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (Dr Crittenden); John Snow Inc, Atlanta, Georgia (Mr Fox); Department of Health Policy & Management, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr McDonough); Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics (CHPRE) George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (Dr Nichols); Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University, El Paso, Texas (Dr Rosenthal); and UT Project on CHW Policy and Practice, El Paso, Texas (Dr Rosenthal).
Abstract:
Dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus requires a coordinated transnational effort. We propose a 2-stage state-led effort that utilizes community health workers (CHWs). We spell out what is beginning to occur in states to control and suppress COVID-19. In the second stage, we suggest working with these CHWs as a key element in the next evolution of our health care system: community-centered population health.
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