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 Pre-conference Networking

8:00-9:00am HST | 10:00-11:00am PST | 11:00-12:00pm MST | 12:00-1:00pm CST | 1:00-2:00pm EST

Please join us for virtual networking or technology discussions on Slack.

UNITY Conference Day 2 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

Awards Presentation

Keynote: Michelle Archuletta M.S. M.A., Public health Advisor, Community Health Team Lead & CHR Consultant, Indian health Service/OCPS/DCCS

Workshops 3

10:40-11:40am HST | 12:40-1:40pm PST | 1:40-2:40pm MST | 2:40-3:40pm CST | 3:40-4:40pm EST

Choose from one of the following workshops.

Session A

CHWs/Promotoras as Peer Facilitators of phyco-educational support program to prevent depression during Covid

Brendaly Rodriguez, Chula Vista Community Collaborative

Navigating the Social Ecosystem: Community Health Workers as Racial Equity and Violence Prevention Professionals

Rumana Rabbani, CommUnity Healing through Activism and Strategic Mobilzation (CHASM)

Session B

Health, Wealth and Wisdom

Rachel Fawcett, The Beans

Stop, Drop & Breathe™ Mindful Leadership

Evelyn Thompson, Mindful Alliances, LLC

The importance of having compassion as Community Health Workers

Zenaida Martinez

Session C

A Playbook for Advancing CHW in COVID-19 Response Strategies

Karl Karl, Community Based Workforce Alliance

CHW’s/Promotores are Key to Fighting COVID-19

Joanina Gazcon, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center

Session D

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

America Davis, Immunize Nevada

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

Workshops 4

11:50-12:50pm HST | 1:50-2:50pm PST | 2:50-3:50pm MST | 3:50-4:50pm CST | 4:50-5:50pm EST

Choose from one of the following workshops.

Session A

Capacity Building Strategies for CHW’s via Dept Of Labor Apprenticeships: An Overview Of ASPIN’s Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program

Paul Conrad, ASPIN

Looking Beyond Social Needs: Unique Challenges, Creative Solutions, and Lessons Learned in Both Urban and Rural Communities

Barbra Baumgardner, CHI Saint Joseph Health

Session B

Clinical Integration of Community Health Workers

Quisha Umemba, Umemba Health LLC

The Academic Medical Center’s Role in Developing Sustainable Community Care Models

Leslie Jebson, Texas A&M Health / Texas Accountable Communities of Health Initiative

Session C

Cocopah Indian Tribe COVID-19 CHR Response

Alaine Ziegler, Cocopah Indian Tribe

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Common Indicators Project: Engaging CHWs in Measurement to Sustain the Profession

Leadership Team at CHW Common Indicators Project

Session D

High School Young Adult Community Health Worker Training

Gary Ringer, Joy Southfield Community Development Corporation

Session E

A Community Health Worker (CHW) career web to support the U.S. CHW workforce

Colleen Reinert, MHP Salud

Roundtable Discussions
1:00pm HST | 3:00pm PST | 4:00pm MST | 5:00pm CST | 6:00pm EST

Featured guests.