
Abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima bw’abaturage bafite uruhare runini mu kuzamura ubuzima n’imibereho myiza y’ikigo cyita ku buzima bw’abaturage. Abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima bwabaturage mu kigo cya Wright, harimo, umurongo wa mbere uhereye ibumoso, Bonnie Dunleavy, CCHW; Amanda Vommaro, CCHW; na Julie Makhoul; umurongo wa kabiri, Nick Sardo, Michelle Kobeski, Scarlet Pujols Recio na Stacey Major.
Wright Centre ikoresha urwego rwumwuga rugaragara kugirango ikemure abarwayi
Imwe mu nshingano ziyongera cyane, zikenewe cyane mubuvuzi muri iki gihe ni abantu benshi batigeze bumva: Umukozi w’ubuzima rusange cyangwa CHW.
Uruhare rw’umukozi w’ubuzima rushobora gusobanurwa neza nkumukozi ushinzwe imibereho myiza y’abaturage, umujyanama w’igice ndetse n’uwunganira igice, hamwe wenda no kuminjagira abapfumu, ibyo bikaba byasobanura ubushobozi bwabo bwo gukemura ibibazo byinshi by’umurwayi.
Kurugero, abashinzwe ubuzima bwabaturage bamenyereye cyane imiyoboro yimibereho mugace runaka kandi barashobora gufasha umurwayi kubona ibikenerwa mubuzima - nkamazu yigihe gito, ubufasha bwingirakamaro, ubwikorezi kubashinzwe kwa muganga, ubwishingizi, ibiryo cyangwa imyambaro - mugihe umurwayi mbere yari atazi neza aho agomba guhindukira cyangwa guhagarara kuri bariyeri muri sisitemu.
Umuyobozi wa serivisi zishingiye ku barwayi akaba n'umugenzuzi w'abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima bw'abaturage mu kigo cyita ku buzima bw'abaturage, Amanda Vommaro yagize ati: "Iyi ni intambwe nziza ya mbere ku mwuga w'ubuvuzi." Ati: “Birasa n'umukozi ushinzwe imibereho myiza. Ufasha abantu kwita ku mibereho yabo kugira ngo barusheho gushyira imbere no kwita ku byo bakeneye. ”
Ikigo cy’Abanyamerika gishinzwe ibarurishamibare muri Leta zunze ubumwe z’Amerika kivuga ko akazi k’abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima bw’abaturage muri Leta zunze ubumwe za Amerika kaziyongera ku gipimo cya 12 ku ijana hagati ya 2021 na 2031 - byihuta cyane ugereranyije n’indi mirimo.

Bonnie Dunleavy, CCHW, umukozi ushinzwe ubuzima bw’abaturage mu kigo cya Wright Centre for Health Health Mid Valley Practice, afasha umurwayi.
Kugira ngo dufashe gukemura ikibazo cy’ibura, Ikigo cyita ku buzima cy’ubuzima cya Pennsylvania (AHEC) gitanga gahunda y’amahugurwa y’amasaha 100 yagenewe gutanga ubushobozi bwibanze bukenewe mu mirimo ishingiye ku baturage no mu bitaro by’abarwayi. Abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima bwabaturage bakeneye byibura impamyabumenyi y'amashuri yisumbuye. Bagomba kurangiza amahugurwa asabwa yatanzwe nikigo nka AHEC kimwe n’amahugurwa menshi ku kazi ku kigo nka kimwe mu bikorwa by’ibanze byita ku kigo cya Wright.
Wright Center yahaye akazi abakozi batanu bashinzwe ubuzima mu 2022, abandi bakandida batatu ba CHW kuri ubu barangije amahugurwa.
Amahugurwa atanga amakuru yuzuye yukuntu wahuza neza abarwayi nubuvuzi bukwiye hamwe nubundi buryo bw’imibereho n’umuganda bwihariye aho amahugurwa azabera, haba mu cyaro nka Jermyn cyangwa ikigo cy’umujyi nka Wilkes-Barre.
Vommaro yagize ati: "Dukorana na banki z’ibiribwa n’aho kuba, serivisi zitwara abantu n’imiturire, n’indi miryango kugira ngo dufashe abantu mu gace kacu."
The Wright Center and The Northeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center have formed a strong collaborative relationship to continue to recruit, train, and certify community health workers from the region to serve the local community. Candidates are being sought from across The Wright Center’s five-county service area, including places such as Greater Scranton, the Wilkes-Barre area and Hazleton. Professionals who are bilingual are especially in demand.
These front-line public health workers assist in improving the quality of care and breaking down common barriers to treatment. Overall, they can improve health outcomes and save money by acting as a bridge between patients and the health care and social service systems. By building trust with patients, they learn about their lives, their resources and needs, and the barriers they face to being as healthy as possible.
Kurugero, abashinzwe ubuzima bwabaturage barashobora gufasha abarwayi gusobanukirwa nuburyo bwubwishingizi bwubuzima bwabo no kuyobora inzira yo gusaba, cyangwa gufasha abarwayi bageze mu zabukuru kubona ibikoresho byubuvuzi bikenerwa igihe kirekire batabishoboye.
Bonnie Dunleavy, CCHW, yamaze imyaka irenga 20 akora mu buvuzi mbere yo kuba umukozi w’ubuzima rusange mu 2018. Ati: "Natangiye kubikora mbere yuko biba umwanya". “Mu byukuri ndi umuntu-muntu. Nahoraga nkunda gufasha abantu, kugerageza gushaka ibisubizo by'ibibazo byabo no kugira icyo bahindura mubuzima bwabo. ”
Imwe mu mbogamizi zikomeye Dunleavy na Vommaro babona mu barwayi babo ni ukubona amazu ahendutse.
Dunleavy, ukoresha ibikoresho byose afite kugira ngo abone uburiri butekanye kandi bushyushye nijoro ku barwayi be, yagize ati: "Hano harabura amazu rusange." Ati: “Hamwe n'ikiguzi cy'ubukode, ikiguzi cy'ifaranga, abantu benshi cyane usanga birukanwa cyangwa bahitamo kwibera mu modoka zabo.”
Dunleavy yavuze ko abantu benshi bahuye n'iki kibazo bazagerageza kubana n'umuryango cyangwa inshuti igihe gito, bakava mu rugo ku rundi. Abandi bajya mu buhungiro, butangira kuzura mugihe cyubukonje. Ati: "Dukeneye ibikoresho byinshi mu baturage kugira ngo dufashe abantu". Ati: “Ariko dukora ibyiza hamwe nibyo dufite.”
Dunleavy na Vommaro kuri ubu bari mu bakozi bashinzwe ubuzima bw’abaturage barenga 500 bakoreshwa muri Leta ya Keystone, nk’uko amakuru yashyizwe ahagaragara muri Nzeri 2022 mu nama yatangijwe ku mugaragaro n’umuganda w’ubuzima w’abaturage wa Pennsylvania yabereye i Boalsburg.

Nick Sardo, umukozi w’ubuzima bw’abaturage mu kigo cyitwa Wright Centre for Community Health Mid Valley Practice, yandika inyandiko ubwo yavuganaga n’umurwayi mu ruzinduko ruherutse.
Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education, views community health workers as a key to providing whole-person primary health services because they help to identify and resolve social and economic issues a patient might be experiencing outside the clinic, such as food insecurity or lack of adequate housing. Through their efforts, the CHWs are helping entire families and connecting formerly marginalized populations to the affordable, high-quality health services they deserve.
“Community health workers are essential members of our provider care teams who elevate our efforts to promote wellness and resiliency; to increase utilization of preventive services; and to better manage chronic illnesses,” Thomas-Hemak said. “These passionate and talented, front-line public health workers are trusted members of our team and the communities they serve.”
Ukeneye ibisobanuro birambuye kubyerekeye uruhare rw'abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima cyangwa gusaba amasomo y'amahugurwa, sura kuri www.pachw.org/uburezi-gutoza . Abakozi bashinzwe ubuzima muri iki gihe barashobora gusaba imyanya ifunguye muri Wright Centre yubuzima bwabaturage basura TheWrightCenter.org/ careers.





