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Funding Community Health Workers

Exploring Health

Underutilized and Undervalued: Community Health Workers Are the Way Forward in Global Health Crises Community health workers reduce healthcare inequities around the world. Something that seems so insignificant as the common cold or diarrhea can evolve into serious health concerns. They need to be paid.

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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. In our ever-shrinking world, an emerging disease can turn from a small outbreak in one country to a global pandemic in a few weeks.

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USAID cuts could send global health into chaos

The Hill

The Trump administration's decision to end almost all foreign aid spending from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is poised to plunge global health into chaos. Nutrition assistance programs for infants in developing countries have also been halted, organizations said.