Community Health Workers’ Critical Role in Trust Building Between the Medical System and Communities of Color

Community Health Workers’ Critical Role in Trust Building Between the Medical System and Communities of Color (October 2022)  Authors:  Cristian Capotescu, PhD; Tashi Chodon, MPH, BSN; James Chu, PhD; Elizabeth Cohn, PhD, RN; Gil Eyal, PhD; Rishi Goyal, MD, PhD; Olusimbo Ige, MD, MS, MPH; Jack LaViolette, MSc; Sarah Mallik, MD, MA; Lula Mae Phillips, RN, MEd, MDiv, DMin; Paulette Spencer, MPH, MA; and Danielle Lee Tomson, MPhil  in Commentary Section of THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE®. VOL. 28, NO. 10

Community health workers’ critical role in trust building between the medical system and communities of color

Cristian Capotescu¹, Tashi Chodon, James Chu, Elizabeth Cohn, Gil Eyal, Rishi Goyal, Olusimbo Ige, Jack LaViolette, Sarah Mallik, Lula Mae Phillips, Paulette Spencer, Danielle Lee Tomson

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• PMID: 36252168

 DOI: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.89247

Abstract

The authors interrogate elements of routine medical practice in New York City to argue for reforms of hospital culture through relational trust-building capabilities of community health workers.