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Leveraging Community Health Workers' Deep Community Knowledge to Address Food and Nutrition Security in Appalachia

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Description
Examines professional characteristics and knowledge of rural Appalachian community health workers in Kentucky and West Virginia, based on data from online surveys and phone interviews conducted from January to May 2019. Identifies culturally sensitive practices around food insecurity.
Author(s)
Alexis Kimbro Scott, Melissa D. Olfert, Dawn Brewer, Makenzie Barr, Julie Plasencia
Citation
Journal of Appalachian Health, 7(4), 89-99
Date
12/2025
Tagged as
Appalachia · Community engagement and volunteerism · Community health workers · Culture · Food security and nutrition · Kentucky · West Virginia