Being a Community Health Worker in Maine

Katie Corder

Source

Amjambo Africa!

Date

4-2024

Volume Number

vol.7, no.1

Pages

29

Abstract

A look at community health workers (CHWs) and the important role that they play, serving as intermediary between health and social services and the community. MCD Global Health, a public health nonprofit, is implementing a CHW training program in Maine. The article profiles two CHWs who recently completed the training, Solange Tchatat and Axels Samuntu. Tchatat, originally from Cameroon, currently works at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland. Samuntu was a physician in the DCR and is now the outreach and training coordinator for MCD's CHW training program.

Language

English

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