National Association of Community Health Workers

Recordings of sessions from Unity 2024 are now live! Whether you missed a session or want to revisit key moments, you can now watch them at your leisure. Explore insightful talks and expert panels from key leaders in the CHW space! https://buff.ly/3ZmR39c

Reminder: Join NACHW, in partnership with Vaccinate Your Family and Dia de la Mujer Latina, for a joint webinar celebrating and acknowledging the important role that many CHWs hold as vaccinate navigators, educators, and even vaccinators themselves! The webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 18th at 3pm EST! https://buff.ly/4fI54nE

Wishing everyone a Happy Labor Day! It's a day to recognize the dedication and hard work that builds our communities and drives progress - a sentiment shared by all of us at NACHW as we continue our advocacy for community health workers! #LaborDay

Wow! Wow! Wow! the second National CHW Awareness Week has been such a celebration! Across the country in so many communities, people took the time to thank local CHWs, organizations and networks highlighted the CHWs in their communities, state and local officials declared the week, and even celebrities got in on the fun! At the national level, a resolution was introduced in congress to commemorate #NCHWAW. We are so thrilled to see all that has come to fruition this week, and hope that this momentum does not stop. Keep celebrating CHWs and keep advocating for CHWs. Let's all work to respect, protect, and partner with CHWs, because they are the workforce we need, for the world we want. #ValueCHWs #NCHWAW2024

This week, Wandy Hernandez, NACHW co-founder and inaugural chair of the board, along with NACHW staff member Marlene Rivera, were in Puerto Rico for CHW awareness week to attend Puerto Rico’s first CHW symposium. #ValueCHWs #NCHWAW2024

Hoy es el cuarto día de la Semana Nacional de Sensibilización sobre los CHW. Se pregunta quiénes somos, dónde estamos y qué hacemos? Los CHW son únicos, basados en la comunidad, históricos y diversos, intersectoriales, probados y precarios. Obtenga más información sobre los 6 pilares de los CHW en https://buff.ly/3XmdtGo.

Earlier this month, we hosted the HECC Community Gathering: Building Upon Our Movement — the first of many spaces where together we will co-create how to collectively navigate and respond to health equity challenges. Missed it? ➡️ Watch the recording: https://lnkd.in/enfMHBiz ➡️ Read Event Recap: https://lnkd.in/eCgGAp6R Click *subscribe* on the upper left corner to get these emails delivered straight your inbox!

Last month, Senator Bob Casey, Jr. and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. introduced a resolution formally recognizing the week of August 26-30, 2024, as the second annual National Community Health Worker Awareness Week. This resolution (S.Res. 771 / H.Res. 1389), co-sponsored by Representative Jennifer McClellan and Senators Richard Blumenthal, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mazie Hirono, and Alex Padilla, acknowledges the essential role community health workers (CHWs) play in promoting public health and advancing health equity. “Community health workers play a crucial role in our healthcare system, connecting individuals with essential services and support right in their neighborhoods. Their commitment to addressing local health needs is fundamental to building stronger, healthier communities,” said Congressman Raul Ruiz MD (CA-25). “That is why I introduced a resolution to commemorate National Community Health Worker Awareness Week to be celebrated from August 26-30, 2024.” Read the full release here: https://buff.ly/4dDbq6v #NCHWAW #NCHWAW2024

Join us at 2:00 pm EDT TODAY as we talk CHW Awareness Week with Eric Rutherford on Instagram Live! Watch along at @chwnational and @mr.rutherford. #NCHWAW #NCHWAW2024

“There are over six decades of evidence of community health worker effectiveness across a variety of different topic areas… we know that these programs are effective not only because patients and clients in these programs say so, but because increasingly, local, state health departments, hospitals and health plans, and even the federal government is investing in CHW integration, employment and workforce development” NACHW founding executive director Denise Octavia Smith, sharing the value of CHWs, and an invitation for all to join in celebrating National CHW Awareness Week. #NCHWAW #NCHWAW2024 #ValueCHWs Denise Octavia Smith MBA, BS, CHW, PN, SFC