miya: absolutely. the u.s.lth care system has been tasked, for many years, and i look at the mental health care system, we know we have had workforce issues in health care and mental health for a long time. there is enough -- there is not enough doctors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, to meet the need. covid has made this worse. there is also challenges with finance and insurance. at one thing i am most interested in is how the health care system is not able to serve all. there is real disparity based on where you live. if you live in rural locations, your socioeconomic status and communities of color. so we know that racial or ethnic minorities are less likely to receive quality health care. and all these have gotten worse during covid, vast disparities in care and challenges in meeting the needs of all. jesse: you wrote a piece in k nowable magazine that says community health workers can help. define a community health worker and their training. miya: community health workers are trusted members of th

host: do you have a question for miya?r: not really, but a comment that in order to become a certified community health worker in pennsylvania there is a process that you go through, and i just recently got my certification after having taken some training. you have to also have a number of hours put in. i think it is 2000 hours you have to put into -- put in to become certified as a community health worker in the venue. -- in pennsylvania. guest: congratulations on your certification. i want to thank you for the work you are doing. it sounds like it is important in your community and i respect everything you do on a daily basis. host: meyer, we know that the number of doctors in the united states is increasing. how can community health workers fill in those gaps of doctors and nurses in the future and right now? guest: that is a great question. i think it is important to recognize that community health care workers are going to be part of a solution to improve our health care system. it is not going to be the full solutio

surveillance video from last december shows 22-year-old miya ponsetto getting into a physical confrontationrold jr. she was arraigned yesterday in manhattan. she pleaded not guilty to charges including second-degree unlawful imprisonment as a hate crime. in a january interview with "cbs this morning's" gayle king, she defended herself. >> i was approaching the people that had been in because in my mind anybody exiting is probably the one that -- might be the one that is trying to steal my phone. i admit, yes, i could have approached the situation differently. >> ponsetto's phone was found in an uber after she accused the teenager of taking it. >>> so coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk with dax shepard and monica padman, host of podcast "armchair expert." >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." " this is the "cbs morning news." " >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." s the first full prescription strength gel for powerful arthritis pain relief... voltaren the joy of movement frank is a fan of fast. he's a fast talker. a fast walker. thanks, ga

announcer: this morning on washington journal, john logston on the private flight to space and then miya.