LRII 2020 proud recipient of the COVID-19 grant!

Abut the Community Response Workers

The Community Response Workers are responsible for connecting diverse communities to COVID testing, vaccination sites, and resources including contact tracing and/or case investigation as assigned. It is essential to draw on community strengths and trusted community networks to respond effectively to COVID-19 and to longstanding health inequities made worse by the pandemic.  
Community Response Workers may support with any or all the following, as needed: 

• Testing sites 
• Vaccination scheduling and sites 
• COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing 

• Event outreach and in-person community canvassing 
• COVID-19 Hotline Call Center (inbound and outbound calls) 
• Community resources (Healthcare, Mental health, Housing, Rental Assistance, Food Support)  
• Employment resources  
• Any other activity CDPH may deem necessary to slow the transmission of Covid-19

The LRII Community Response Workers

Our Community Response Workers have been helping protect you, your family, and your community by:

• Bringing awareness to people through canvasing and other community events.
• ​Helping people diagnosed with COVID-19 get referrals for services and resources they may need to safely isolate.
• Notifying people who have come into close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 about their exposure.
• Helping people who were exposed to COVID-19 know what steps to take, depending on their vaccination status. Follow-up may include testing and quarantine for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated people, and testing and wearing a mask for fully vaccinated.

A Glance to Their Work

Some of our Community Response Workers out in the field helping communities prevent with the spread of Covid-19

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Read Some of their Stories

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