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We thank Dr. Kangovi for her compliments on our manuscript and for adding to this discussion. She argues that well-designed CHW programs have the potential to thrive even in under-resourced clinical settings.
We agree that there is great potential for broader implementation of CHW models in a wide variety of settings, including safety-net clinics and hospitals whose focus is underserved populations. To do this, ev...
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Dr. Rogers and her co-authors should be congratulated for a careful exploration of factors that influence integration of community health workers (CHWs) into patient-centered medical homes.
The most important contributions of this study were the honest concerns voiced by practices that had decided against CHW integration. These practice staff were aware of CHW programs and in some cases acknowledged their int...
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