Episode description

In this episode, you’ll hear from Michelle McGarry, Tobacco Programs Supervisor at the Center for Well-Being, and Deborah Virgen, Community Health Worker (CHW) based in Santa Rosa, CA. Together, Michelle and Deborah talk about their personal experience with and as CHWs, and the labor of love that it requires from interested individuals. They also discuss how CHWs play an integral role in public health and how the momentum created by CHWs can be used to fight Big Tobacco.