Agenda for July 28

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

Theme: CHWs Bringing Hope and Care to Communities
July 28-29, 2021

Day 1 – July 28
Day 2- July 29

NACHW Annual Business Meeting

7:00-9:00am HST | 9:00-11:00am PST | 10:00-12:00pm MST | 11:00-1:00pm CST | 12:00-2:00pm EST

Annual business meeting is open to all but voting for Board candidates (additional term and new candidates) will only be available to NACHW members. To become a NACHW member, please pay your membership dues by or before July 16th.

UNITY Conference Opening Session

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


Welcome & Opening

New Board Induction Ceremony

Keynote

Workshops 1

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

Choose from one of the following workshops.

Session A

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

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 the 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 Ashley, Baylor Scott & White Health System

Workshops 2

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

Choose from one of the following workshops.

Session A

A Framework for Effective CHW Organizations

Denise Hernandez, UT Arlington/ DFW-CHW Association

Building a CHW Program: The AUCH Experience

Cynthia O’Connor, Association for Utah Community Health

Session B

Mental health outcomes of community health workers

Monica Ventura, DFW-CHW Association

Mental Health Resources for Community Health Workers (CHWs)

Erica Torres, DFW-CHW Association

Session C

If You Build It, Will They Come? Community Engagement at All Levels.

America Davis, 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

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

Roundtable Discussions
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

Featured guests.