The COVID Community Partnership (CCP) project was established in May 2020 by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Health Equity (OHE) in response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, and the disproportionate burden it placed on racial and ethnic minority communities.
"Community health workers (CHWs) were identified as a necessary component in this public health response to mitigate the spread and effects of COVID-19 on communities placed at a higher risk of poor health outcomes"