Executive Summary: An Environmental Scan to Inform CHW Strategies within the Morehouse NCRN
On December 12, 2020 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend that persons over the age of 16 receive the Pfizer coronavirus (SARS COV-2) vaccine in the United States, one day after the Food and Drug Administration approved emergency use authorization of the same. While hailed as […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leading Health Equity Organizations Launch National Community-Based Workforce Alliance Collaboration formed to advocate for local community health workforces and fill critical gaps in pandemic response efforts Los Angeles, CA – […]
Meet Our New Board Members
NACHW is proud to introduce our newest members of the Board of Directors. Voted on by our members at our August 27th annual meeting, these new board members are a talented group of CHWs and Allies dedicated to supporting the mission of NACHW. More information about our new board members is to come.
NACHW Board Nominations Update
NACHW Board of Directors Nominations Update Thank you to everyone who either nominated a colleague or nominated themselves to serve on NACHW’s Board of Directors this upcoming year! We received a number of worthy nominations and are working hard to put forth a slate for members to vote on in August at the NACHW Annual […]
Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Study Committee Report
The Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Study Committee Report Prepared By: Meredith Sugarman, MPH Pascaline Ezouah, BS Ashley Wennerstrom, PhD, MPH Center for Healthcare Value and Equity Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans Executive Summary: Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health professionals who are trusted members of and/or have an […]
NACHW Statement of Solidarity
NACHW Statement of Solidarity Our nation is grieving. Our hearts are broken. Our communities are devastated. Our anger is profound. Mothers and fathers fear for their children’s safety. Elders are retraumatized as they relive past violence and dehumanization. Children are afraid that the world will not love and protect their lives and future. On behalf […]
The Fierce Urgency of Now
First celebrated in 1986, it would take more than a decade before all 50 states would observe a national holiday for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As the decades transition our national consciousness from lived experience to vague history, I often use this month to reflect upon what I don’t know about the […]
Milagrosa Seguinot, NACHW Ambassador
In December 2019, CT CHW President and NACHW Ambassador Milagrosa Seguinot became the first CHW to be certified by the State of CT Department of Public Health. I have known Mrs. Seguinot for over a decade. Over this period, I have watched her progress, learned from her expertise and praised her poise, clarity and patient […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
NACHW FAQS 2020 WHAT IS NACHW? The National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) is a national professional organization. Our members are Community Health Workers (CHWS) and our Allies and Supporters. CAN I BECOME A MEMBER? Yes, Membership opportunities are open to individual CHWs, allies and supporters and CHW Networks/Associations and ally/supporter organizations. Member […]
Results of National Survey of CHW Networks
With funding support from Sanofi US and Boston University School of Social Work, Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, NACHW Board Treasurer Geoff Wilkinson and authors report on the methodology and findings from a survey collect basic information about local, state, and regional CHW membership organizations in the United States and to inform […]
