As one of around 450 Covid Health Champions, Olu listens respectfully to his community’s worries and uses science to dispel myths. Joanne Dean, 62, is also a Covid Health Champion. “The Health Champions have a WhatsApp group where we can find the answers. I’m educating myself too.”The Government is now rolling out support for health champions nationally, but Newham isn’t standing still. Newham’s Director of Public Health, Jason Strelitz, says setting up the Covid Health Champions has been “a powerful, inspiring and moving” journey.

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2021 21:23 UTC