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. 2026 Feb 4.
doi: 10.1186/s12939-026-02770-w. Online ahead of print.

How is academic medicine engaging with community health workers in the United States?: a systematic review

Liana J Petruzzi  1   2 , Akhil Mandalapu  3 , Bruce Mang  4 , Eric Quan  5 , Imelda Vetter  6 , Joshua Collier  6 , Ricardo Garay  6 , Rishit Yokananth  7 , Carmen R Valdez  8 , Rebecca Cook  6 , Tim Mercer  6
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How is academic medicine engaging with community health workers in the United States?: a systematic review

Liana J Petruzzi et al. Int J Equity Health. .
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Keywords: Academic medical centers; Community health workers; Community-based participatory research; Health disparities; Preventive health services.

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Since this systematic review did not involve human participants or the collection of identifiable personal data, IRB approval was not required. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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