Bridge Before You Fix
Explain the CHW bridge role and use it without overstepping into clinical or family decision-making.
A CHW is a bridge, not a substitute voice. The bridge role C3 frames CHW work around cultural mediation, navigation, advocacy, education, coaching, assessment, and capacity building. Those roles work because the CHW can often hear context the formal system misses: fear, cost, transport, family pressure, stigma, literacy, and history with care. The common trap The trap is to become the helper who speaks for everyone. That can solve today's appointment while weakening tomorrow's self-advocacy. Bridge work keeps the person's words visible and checks permission before sharing sensitive details. What good sounds like Good bridge language names what was heard,…
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