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"Invest in Us!" Exploring the Well-Being and Sustainability of the Community Health Worker Workforce
Ada M Wilkinson-Lee1, Katie C Stalker1, Susan Mayfield-Johnson1
1Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee is with the Department of Mexican American Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson. Katie C. Stalker is with the University of Buffalo, School of Social Work, Buffalo, NY. Susan Mayfield-Johnson is with the Dr Lynn Cook Hartwig Public Health Program, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Toya Graham is with the Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation, Shreveport, LA. Nury Stemple was with Arizona State University, Tucson. Zoe Somerville is with the Global Center for Applied Health Research, Arizona State University, Phoenix. Dana R. Hunter and Mary-Ellen Brown are with the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. Shanondora Billiot is with the School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix.
Abstract:
This article presents findings from a qualitative study of the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities project in the United States. We conducted 27 interviews with community health workers (CHWs), recipient program staff, and program partners. Thematic analysis revealed two main themes-organizational capacity and political support-and four subthemes. We illustrate participants' varying experiences of CHW integration and organizational capacity building by partners to sustain and fund the CHW workforce, while recognizing the vast contributions CHWs provide communities in addressing public health needs. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(S4):S266-S271. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308713).
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