NACHW Leaders in Community Health: Build CHW Professional Identity, Policy Leadership, and Organizational Capacity

Join NACHW for the launch of our national CHW leadership and capacity building project funded by Johnson & Johnson. In this webinar participants will meet CHW leaders from across the country who are working to explore and advance CHW professional identity and leadership to transform community health and achieve health equity.

Target audience: NACHW members (CHWs, promotores/as, CHRs), public health professionals, CHW allies, health equity stakeholders, researchers — expect 50-100 participants

Learning objectives:

1. Learn about NACHW’s national project funded by the Johnson & Johnson Foundation to promote CHW professional identity, policy leadership, and organizational capacity

2. Meet CHWs who are leading the development of group norms, processes, and capacity building

3. Understand more about how CHWs can become advocates for their communities and navigate resources to benefit those they serve

Presenters:

• Abdul Hafeedh Muhammad bin Abdullah, CHW and Co-founder of Quality Life Blueprint

• Mikayla Trujillo, Certified Peer Support Worker/CHW, UNM Project Echo Peer Education Program

• Danina Battle, CHW Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia