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Despite nearly 60 years of research on CHW effectiveness, two decades of public health
recognition, landmark workforce development studies, and a national labor classification,
CHWs and allies are still building a national identity, state-level policies and models for
sustainable funding. When the roles and leadership capabilities of community health
workers are actualized and their organizing infrastructure is cultivated, CHWs can join with
other professions to co-create and implement programs, practices, and policies that achieve
health, racial equity, and social justice.