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Or are we so far ahead of the game that, you know, we just hope that other states catch up? What's going on for the United States as far as community health workers are concerned?

But it's expanding.

But it's expanding.

It's expanding nationally, which is cool. So Clarence, I'm going to put you on the spot, although I don't know if this is a spot, but community. I mean, that's kind of a torch that you carry professionally and how to keep conversations going in a community. Obviously, this has a community perspective to it. We have other professions that are having that tagline as well.

It's expanding nationally, which is cool. So Clarence, I'm going to put you on the spot, although I don't know if this is a spot, but community. I mean, that's kind of a torch that you carry professionally and how to keep conversations going in a community. Obviously, this has a community perspective to it. We have other professions that are having that tagline as well.

Community pharmacists, community paramedics, et cetera, et cetera. And they each have their, shall we say, professional niche of services. But Clarence, for you, it's like... how is it that you're perceiving your community or the communities that you serve, certainly through HUMAN, how is it that you see the people embracing the services of a community health worker?

Community pharmacists, community paramedics, et cetera, et cetera. And they each have their, shall we say, professional niche of services. But Clarence, for you, it's like... how is it that you're perceiving your community or the communities that you serve, certainly through HUMAN, how is it that you see the people embracing the services of a community health worker?

Yeah.

Yeah.

So that's really my- I get it. I get it. You know, for our listening audience, you know, what's kind of an underlying theme that I'm hearing here is this idea of trust. Okay. It's easier. You know, it's like, you know, Angela, you said, don't you trust your aunt? And, you know, it's like even titles sometimes create more trust.

So that's really my- I get it. I get it. You know, for our listening audience, you know, what's kind of an underlying theme that I'm hearing here is this idea of trust. Okay. It's easier. You know, it's like, you know, Angela, you said, don't you trust your aunt? And, you know, it's like even titles sometimes create more trust.

So I encourage our listening eyes to listen to the show that Clarence and I did on trust. And then listen to this show. It's a really interesting segue into, you know, what community health workers can do for us. So last thoughts. So let's start with Nasadeer. I mean, if you, all right, so Nasadeer, we've talked about, you know, how to get people

So I encourage our listening eyes to listen to the show that Clarence and I did on trust. And then listen to this show. It's a really interesting segue into, you know, what community health workers can do for us. So last thoughts. So let's start with Nasadeer. I mean, if you, all right, so Nasadeer, we've talked about, you know, how to get people

more information out to the public, et cetera, about how to utilize community health workers, et cetera. But what's one point that you really want the audience to really know?

more information out to the public, et cetera, about how to utilize community health workers, et cetera. But what's one point that you really want the audience to really know?

So Rachel, besides saying ditto, what might you add to that?

So Rachel, besides saying ditto, what might you add to that?

You know, I'll tell you if, you know, going through the pandemic when I was at the health department, If we could have, if there was truly a communication infrastructure that was stronger and in place at the time, utilizing, in this case, community health workers as kind of a conduit, oh my God, we would have been...

You know, I'll tell you if, you know, going through the pandemic when I was at the health department, If we could have, if there was truly a communication infrastructure that was stronger and in place at the time, utilizing, in this case, community health workers as kind of a conduit, oh my God, we would have been...

at least in Minnesota, I could claim that we would have been in a much better situation. So hopefully, to your point, Rachel, we've learned from that and we can be more proactive going forward when we have those kinds of situations. Angela, last thought here.