National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) Annual Meeting and Unity Conference Agenda
Theme: CHWs Bringing Hope and Care to Communities
July 28, 2021
Servicio de traducción disponible. Consulte los detalles en las páginas de la sesión.Workshops 1
Choose from one of the following workshops.
*Each workshop session will be limited to the first 250 attendees to join.
11:10-12:10pm HST | 1:10-2:10pm PST | 2:10-3:10pm MST | 3:10-4:10pm CST | 4:10-5:10pm EST
Session A 1
Balancing the Push and the Pull: NYC Community Health Workers’ Lived Experience on the Interdisciplinary HIV team
Lori Hurley, Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
Session A 2
Community Health Workers Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Improving Outcomes for People with Epilepsy
Elaine Kiriakopoulos, Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
Session B
Identifying and Addressing Vicarious Trauma Among Community Health Workers
Denise Hernandez, UT Arlington/ DFW-CHW Association
Session C
Community health workers from Hawaiian homestead safeguard cultural relevance in support and services during covid-19 pandemic response
Iolani Ulii, Kula No Na Po'e Hawai'i
Session D
We Make the Road by Walking - CHWs' Stories of Utilizing Roles to Promote the Health of Their Communities
Susan Mayfield-Johnson, The University of Southern Mississippi
Session E
CHW Supervision Development & Lessons Learned
Ashley Rodriguez and Karla Alvarado, Baylor Scott & White Health System
Workshops 2
Choose from one of the following workshops.
*Each workshop session will be limited to the first 250 attendees to join.
12:20-1:20pm HST | 2:20-3:20pm PST | 3:20-4:20pm MST | 4:20-5:20pm CST | 5:20-6:20pm EST
Session A 1
A Framework for Effective CHW Organizations
Denise Hernandez, UT Arlington/ DFW-CHW Association
Session A 2
Building a CHW Program: The AUCH Experience
Cynthia O'Connor, Association for Utah Community Health
Session B
Using CHW-engaged Strategies to build CHW and Community Capacities while Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Silvia Ortega, Loma Linda University Health- SMGC, Promotores Academy
Session C
If You Build It, Will They Come? Community Engagement at All Levels
America Davis, Antonia Roman, and Kelly Wranik, Immunize Nevada
Session D
A Suburban CHW Learning Collaborative: A model advancing health equity and strengthening the healthcare workforce
Angela Eastlund, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
Session E 1
Clinical Integration of Community Health Workers
Quisha Umemba, Umemba Health LLC
Session E 2
The Academic Medical Center's Role in Developing Sustainable Community Care Models
Leslie Jebson, Texas A&M Health / Texas Accountable Communities of Health Initiative
UNITY Conference Opening Session
Welcome & Opening
New Board Induction Ceremony
Keynote: Dr. Marcella Nunez Smith, MD, MHS, Chair, Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, Sr. Advisor, White house COVID Response Team, Director of Equity research and Innovation Center, Yale School of Medicine
9:30-11:00am HST | 11:30-1:00pm PST | 12:30-2:00pm MST | 1:30-3:00pm CST | 2:30-4:00pm EST
Roundtable Discussions
Featured guests...
1:30-2:30pm HST | 3:30-4:30pm PST | 4:30-5:30pm MST | 5:30-6:30pm CST | 6:30-7:30pm EST
Roundtable Discussions
*Each roundtable session will be limited to the first 250 attendees to join.
1:30-2:30pm HST | 3:30-4:30pm PST | 4:30-5:30pm MST | 5:30-6:30pm CST | 6:30-7:30pm EST
Session A
CHWs’ career advancement strategies—nothing about us without us!
Speakers: Julie Smithwick and Mike Young, The Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA)
Session B
Policy and National Agenda
Speakers: Durrell Fox and Ashley Wennerstrom
Session C
NACHW Leadership Townhall
Speakers: Denise Smith and Wandy Hernandez-Gordon
Session D
Community Transformation Model
Speakers: Maria Lemus, Alma Esquivel, and Melinda Cordero-Barzaga
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