Formerly Incarcerated Community Health Workers Engaging Individuals Returning From Incarceration Into Primary Care: Results From the Transition Clinic Network

Over half a million individuals return from United States prisons and millions more from jails every year, many of whom with complex health and social needs. Community health workers (CHWs) perform diverse roles to improve health outcomes in disadvantaged communities, but no studies have assessed th...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Jenerius A. Aminawung, Tyler D. Harvey, Jerry Smart, Joseph Calderon, Anna Steiner, Elizabeth Kroboth, Emily A. Wang, Shira Shavit
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Subjects:	community health worker incarceration reentry primary care care integration
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.681128/full