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Our Community Health Worker in Action

We first met George H. in 2010 when he needed the blood pressure medications he’d run out of when he lost his health insurance. Over the past four years, George’s blood pressure has been up and down, and he hasn’t always been able to get to his appointments. We knew we could do better for him and enlisted the help of Sharetta Butcher, our Community Health Worker. Sharetta stayed in close touch with George and arranged for him to get free bus tickets so he could get to his medical visits more easily. Things really hit close to home when one of George’s co-workers had a heart attack while at work. George asked Sharetta if she could pay them a visit at the auto body shop to check everyone’s blood pressure and talk about staying healthy. Last month she did just that. George said he feels proud to be helping his coworkers and is making his own health a higher priority.

Another patient was having difficulty managing her complicated treatment plan and it was having a serious impact on her health. Sharetta paid her a visit at home and found a confusing jumble of family members’ medications stored together in a tool box. It was easy to see why the patient had been having trouble taking her medicine correctly. Sitting in the kitchen, Sharetta and the patient sorted through the bottles, many of which were outdated or expired. Together they made a simple plan for safely disposing of unused meds and keeping the patient’s pills separate from other family members’. Having Sharetta’s support is a lifesaver for our patients!

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