I see community health workers as a vital link between the health system and local communities. This C3EN minigrant has given me the opportunity to explore these factors more deeply and consider how CHW’s can promote use of government benefits and educate local people about how to use these benefits to best support their health.
I’m interested in how we can communicate with families both inside and outside the clinic about the issue of cardiometabolic risk in a way that promotes healthy behavior change without centering weight and reinforcing weight stigma.
Congratulations to C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee, Susan T. Tran! Dr. Tran is Associate Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago.
Congratulations to C3EN Mini-Grant Awardee Chuka Nestor Emezue! Dr. Emezue is a certified health education specialist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Women, Children, and Family Nursing at Rush University College of Nursing.