National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) Annual Meeting and Unity Conference

Theme – CHWs: The past, present, and future of community care
August 3rd – 4th, 2022

Day 1 – August 3
Day 2 – August 4

Pre-Conference Networking

7:00-7:45 AM (HST) | 9:00-9:45 AM (PST) | 12:00-12:45 PM (EST)

  • Speed Conference Networking

15 MIN BREAK

Virtual EXPO with our Sponsors

8:00-8:45 AM (HST) | 10:00-10:45 AM (PST) | 1:00-1:45 PM (EST)

  • Care Coordination Systems
  • Humana
  • Waymark Group
  • Center for Community Health Alignment of U of SC
  • Everyday Life Consulting
  • Immunize Nevada

15 MIN BREAK

General Session Day 2

9:00-10:00 AM (HST) | 11:00-12:00 PM (PST) | 2:00-3:00 PM (EST)

  • Welcoming
  • Esther M. Holderby Extraordinary CHW Award
  • Special Keynote:
      Data for Action: Highlights of the NACHW National CHW Survey

15 MIN BREAK

Special Sessions/Certificate Sessions

10:15-12:15 PM (HST) | 12:15-2:15 PM (PST) | 3:15-5:15 PM (EST) 

  • Special Session A: CHW Self-Care: Being Kind To Ourselves presented by Silvia Esqueda
  • Special Session B: CHW Advocacy Training presented by Carolyne Wanyonyi from the Community Health Impact Coalition

15 MIN BREAK

Workshops Third Round

12:30-1:30 PM (HST) | 2:30-3:30 PM (PST) | 5:30-6:30 PM (EST)

Choose from one of the following workshops.

15 MIN BREAK

Session A

A. Joaquin Abrego, Monica Edman, Nora Gonzales, and Kimberly Rendon with “Bridging the Community and Institutional Gap through Community Based Learning, and Cross-sector Collaboration”

➢ Think outside the box. Learn to build genuine relationships and collaboration within communities. Learn to use community members as a resource and knowledge holders. Recognize who is in your sphere of influence, from institution to community and how can they come together to serve.

Session B

B. Anita Duhl Glicken and Lisa Renee Holderby Fox with “Engaging CHW’s in the Fight for Oral Health: A Meaningful Strategy to Address Health Equity”

➢ Understand the connection between oral health and overall health. Explore free, online interactive oral health curriculum modules specifically designed for Frontline Health Workers. Identify strategies to promote oral health equity and opportunities for collaboration on oral health issues.

Session C

C. Meritxell Roca and Violeta Rodriguez with “Educational Intervention Using WhatsApp For Diabetes Self-Management in a Non-Clinical CHW Setting in New York City”

➢ Learn how to use the WhatsApp platform as a tool for health education. Learn best practices from CHWs on how to run, moderate and monitor WhatsApp groups with an educational purpose. Acknowledge the importance for the community to differentiate between understanding diabetes (disease definition) and living with diabetes (habits and routines). Break stereotypes on diabetes

Session D

D. Leialoha Ka’ula from KALO HCC with“Understanding Pacific Islander Community Needs Through a Cultural Lens”

➢ Pacific Islander culture, heritage, and history. The importance of creating spaces for CHW positions to be filled by those with cultural backgrounds.

Closing Session Conference

1:45-2:00 PM (HST) | 3:45-4:00 PM (PST) | 6:45-7:00 PM (EST)

  • Conference Closing Statements & Takeaways by the board chair Wandy Hernandez-Gordon and Executive Director Denise Smith