Empowering Community Health Workers to Lead the Fight for Health Equity
At the Center for Health Worker Innovation, we provide a platform for our partners and others in global health to share their perspectives on the health workforce. To that end, the following piece is authored by Denise Octavia Smith, CHW, MBA, PN, Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers. When formerly enslaved Africans and […]
2021 NACHW Board of Directors Candidates
At the NACHW Annual Meeting and Unity Conference on July 28-29, 2021, member attendees in good standing before or on July 16th, 2021 will participate in a vote for members of NACHW’s board of directors. Below are this year’s board candidates. Please take some time to get to know them, and vote at the conference! […]
Strengthening the Community Health Workforce Can Help Improve Healthcare Access for Communities of Color
Strengthening the Community Health Workforce Can Help Improve Healthcare Access for Communities of Color CHWs play a key role in connecting communities with healthcare in a trusted and culturally competent way—they need to be fully recognized and integrated into health systems. . The Johnson & Johnson Our Race to Health Equity platform, a $100 million commitment over […]
NACHW National Public Health Week Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: – National Public Health Week Activities – NACHW Scavenger Hunt – CHWs & Pharmacists Response to COVID-19 – Webinar for CHW Employers – NACHW Board Elections – NACHW Policy Call – NACHW Policy Platform – NACHW Member Profiles – COVID Resiliency Network Updates – Health Leads: Vaccine Equity – Training: Agricultural Communities […]
National Public Health Week Scavenger Hunt
During National Public Health Week (April 5-11), NACHW will host a virtual scavenger hunt. Participants will search for clues on the NACHW website and submit them through the NACHW Connect page. From the participant pool, six names will be drawn at random and win a $30 Amazon gift card! Rules: You must be a member […]
NACHW National Policy Platform
It is with great excitement that we share with you all the NACHW National Policy Platform. This document is an important tool to promote national professional identity, leadership and capacity of CHWs and our Associations. This document was created over the past year of town hall calls with over 30 CHW Associations, 3 national CHW polls, […]
Full Report: An Environmental Scan to Inform CHW Strategies Within the Morehouse NCRN
Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Background 13 The Morehouse School of Medicine’s National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) 14 Environmental Scan 16 State Specific Descriptions 28 Listening Sessions 42 Key Informant Perspectives on Challenges and Strategies to Partner & Engage Populations of Focus 48 Appendix 55 On December 12, 2020 the Centers for Disease Control […]
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.