Community Health Workers can Play a Critical Role in Fostering Trust between the Medical System and Minority Communities - Incite at Columbia University
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Community Health Workers can Play a Critical Role in Fostering Trust between the Medical System and Minority Communities
- Led by The Trust Collaboratory
- Published October 6, 2022
- Authors Cristian Capotescu Tashi Chodon James Chu Elizabeth Cohn Gil Eyal Rishi Goyal Olusimbo Ige Jack LaViolette Sarah Mallik Lula Mae Phillips Paulette Spencer Danielle Lee Tomson
- Category Paper
- Forum American Journal for Managed Care
- Link doi.org
Trust is not the default for patients of color.
Asking many patients of color to “unlearn” their mistrust of hospitals should be reversed to: What can hospitals do to earn the trust of their patients? Trust in medical treatments and vaccines cannot be heightened through “more” or “better” information.
The relational quality of communication deserves as much attention as the content of the information in interventions. Trust cannot be earned overnight; it requires time and attention. Community health workers cultivate relationships with patients, provide them with an essential degree of familiarity with medical expertise and procedures, and can do this consistent, long-term labor.
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