Community Health Workers

Guest: Shannon Patrick, MPH, Program Director, MHP Salud

Listen: Part 1, Role of CHWs

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This episode mentions additional resources, listed here:

• Recommendations on the Role and Future Directions of Community Health Workers in the Public Health Workforce (NNPHI)
• Integrating Community Health Workers into Complex Care Teams: Key Considerations (Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.)
• 10 CHWs Core Competencies (CHWs Core Consensus Project)
• CHW Integration Toolkit (MHP Salud)

Guest: Shannon Patrick, MPH, Program Director, MHP Salud

Listen: Part 2, History & Future Roles

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This episode mentions additional resources, listed here:

• Recommendations on the Role and Future Directions of Community Health Workers in the Public Health Workforce (NNPHI)
• Integrating Community Health Workers into Complex Care Teams: Key Considerations (Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.)
• 10 CHWs Core Competencies (CHWs Core Consensus Project)
• CHW Integration Toolkit (MHP Salud)

Guest: Porsche Fischer, MA, MS, Education & Registry Manager, Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance

Listen: Resilience Strategies for Community Health Workers

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CE will be available for CHWs only, via MiCHWA.

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Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trusted communicators who effectively disseminate health information within their communities. In this panel-based recorded webinar, participants will learn about the role of CHWs, how they strategically serve their communities, and ways in which CHWs can be incorporated into public health practice. Panelists consist of experienced CHWs who will share their perspectives and experiences in the field.

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Public health and healthcare – along with funders, nonprofits, and the business community – have a role to play in advocating with and for community health workers. Systemic support of this vital workforce starts with listening to CHWs, increasing our knowledge of how CHWs are essential in centering the lived experience of people in communities most impacted by unfair policy, practice and resource allocation.

By partnering across sectors, we can work together to shine a light on these essential workers, ensure more CHWs are in local communities, are fully supported and sustained, and create career pathways through leadership opportunities within our systems – well into the 21st Century.

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This recorded webinar from June 2, 2022 focused on efforts for CHWs and by CHWs in Region 5. Representatives from various organizations will describe the training of CHWs and how their usage has enhanced services provided. It was organized by the Region 5 Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). 

Presenters:

• Dany Zemmel – Region V Public Health Training Center
• Maria Barker – Planned Parenthood of WI, Inc.
• Barbara Locke and LaShawn Reece – Community Health Awareness Group (CHAG) Detroit

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This tip sheet from Health Outreach Partners outlines best practices of COVID-19 vaccination outreach for CHWs and clinicians. Best practices include: talking about vaccination and encouraging uptake, dispelling misinformation and addressing vaccine hesitancy, and focusing on community-centered outreach approaches. Nationwide, CHWs and clinicians are making a difference in their communities’ ongoing COVID-19 response. This tip sheet is meant to support those efforts as we continue to respond to the changing environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHWs and CHW allies: interested in training, technical assistance, continuing education, COVID-19 and resilience guidance, and/or job opportunities? Check out the variety of resources available here from Envision, a collaborative of CHWs and CHW allies working with CDC support to elevate the role of CHWs. 

This comic highlights the importance of taking care of oneself to take care of others. Available in English and Spanish, the comic follows a day in the life of a community health worker during COVID. View the Migrant Clinicians Network website to download the comic and learn more.