http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/02/the-rising-tide-of-community-health-workers/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/02/the-rising-tide-of-community-health-workers/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:48:09 +0000 Prabhjot Singh http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=12289 In the past few weeks, there has been an steady rise in news about Community Health Workers (CHWs), domestically and abroad. The reason for enthusiasm is obvious: without replacing doctors and nurses, regular people can take an active role in the health of their community.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/02/the-rising-tide-of-community-health-workers/feed/ 3