Serving the City of Martinsville and the counties of Henry, Franklin, and Patrick
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Communication: It’s All in the Interpretation
Sometimes life delivers just what you need, even if you don’t know you need it. It happened that way for Sayrel Garcia-Zuniga, a Community Health Worker (CHW) with United Way of Henry County-Martinsville. Sayrel serves as an interpreter for the Family Planning department at West Piedmont's Henry-Martinsville Health Department. Read about how she landed the job and what it means to be an interpreter.
Two Local CHWs Earn Certification
Lucas Tuning and Lashara Wade recently became certified community health workers, a credential for front-line health workers who, by virtue of their trusted status in the community, serve as an intermediary between health and other services and the community. Both currently serve Franklin County via a partnership between the Virginia Department of Health and United Way of the Roanoke Valley.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
You hear the phrase, “like father, like son” very often but not so much for mothers and daughters. There are two public health nurses in the West Piedmont Health District who do actually epitomize the phrase and who, as a mother-daughter team, bring their nursing skills to the betterment of the community. Meet the team!
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