Training community health navigators in the public health workforce to respond during the COVID-19 pandemic

Community health workers, sometimes called health navigators, played a key role in the public health response to COVID-19, especially among communities of color. This report describes how the community health workforce can be developed by public health departments and shares findings from a community health worker training program focused on vaccination, prevention, and contact tracing.

Resource Details

• Population: Arab American|Asian|Black or African American|Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
• Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
• Outcomes of Interest: Partnership Building
• Level of Evidence: Promising
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No