This year is an important one for community health workers. Changes are happening at both state and national levels that will affect community health workers of all types, and their role in preventing disease and helping patients.
Our themes this year will include information on important issues regarding policy changes that affect community health workers’ role in doing their work, and a chance to give voice to how these changes will affect community health workers and their agencies.
Last year, participants requested more information on helping people with depression. So this year’s themes will include depression and a focus on women’s health, sponsored in part by the Office on Women’s Health.
At the conference, you will also learn about a new Arizona initiative to empower community health workers to reduce disparities in heart health. The skills you learn at this training will directly benefit your clients and organization.
The conference will be in Casa Grande on June 7th and 8th. The annual meeting is open to all Community Health Outreach Workers in Arizona and their supporters.
Download the agenda and registration packet here, or request your registration materials today by contacting Kathleen Gilligan at azchow.network@gmail.com or 520-287-4722.
AZCHOW 9th Annual Conference and Training!
AZCHOW 8th Annual Conference and Training!
This year marks AZCHOW’s tenth anniversary and we are celebrating with a two day event on June 2nd and 3rd. The annual meeting is open to all Community Health Outreach Workers in Arizona and their supporters.
This year’s themes focus on an array of health issues including diabetes, depression and obesity, breast cancer, and domestic violence. There will also be information from a new CHW certificate program, a national snapshot of CHW goings on as well as some surprises. The skills you learn at this training will directly benefit your clients and organization.
Request your registration materials today by contacting Greg Macdonald at azchow.network@gmail.com or 520-705-8861.
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Computer Training/Capacitacion de Informatica
The University of Arizona is offering an opportunity for CHWs to increase their computer skills through trainings in Tucson and Yuma. Click on the links for more information:
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REACH National Conference
AZCHOW’s very own Lorena Verdugo attended the REACH National Conference in Atlanta in March to give a presentation on the work of CHWs in Arizona. The 18th Surgeon General of the United States, Regina Benjamin, was on hand as the conference’s keynote speaker.
AZCHOW's Lorena Verdugo (second from left) with Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin (middle)
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Job Opportunity
Please find below an announcement for a job opportunity as an Outreach Specialist for the Keogh Health Connection that may be of interest to CHWs:
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Newsletters
AZCHOW is proud to announce the newest edition of our newsletter which can be accessed here: February 2011 Newsletter
Also check out the CHW Section of the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) newest newsletter. AZCHOW’s Lourdes Fernandez, Chair Elect of the National CHW Section at APHA, contributes an inspiring message:
CHW Section APHA Newsletter
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New Course and Certificate Program Trains CHWs
South Mountain Community College in Phoenix is offering the Community Health Worker Certificate of Completion (CCL) which prepares students for careers as Community Health Workers. The program includes courses designed to provide students with the skills necessary to fulfill the Community Health Worker core roles and competencies identified by The National Community Health Advisor Study and The Community Health Worker National Education Collaborative. For more information visit their website at:
http://healthcare.southmountaincc.edu/Programs/CommunityHealthWorker/Default.htm
or call or e-mail SMCC Faculty Tom Kirsch at 602.243.8140 or thomas.kirsch@smcmail.maricopa.edu.
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CHW Network Meeting in Phoenix
See below for information about an upcoming CHW networking meeting in Phoenix. If planning to attend, please RSVP to Berta.Carbajal@asu.edu.
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Diabetes and Healthy Eyes Toolkit
The National Eye Institute has published a useful toolkit with resources in both English and Spanish that can be used by CHWs with their patients:
“The Diabetes and Healthy Eyes Toolkit provides community health workers and health educators with unique tools to inform people with diabetes and their loved ones about diabetic eye disease and maintaining healthy vision.”
Here’s the link: http://www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/programs/ojo/toolkit.asp
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Greetings!
Welcome to AZCHOW’s new website. We envision this site as an ever-growing resource center for CHWs and their organizations. We will post articles, stories, links, pictures, videos and anything else of interest to CHWs. But we need your help! We welcome any and all submissions for the site so please send anything you wish to be posted to: azchow.network@gmail.com. We are also interested in your feedback about the site and are happy to consider any suggestions for improvement. Let us know!
For now, check out our resources section for some interesting articles regarding health reform, CHW policy, research, and financing as well as a couple of health resources. Also check out our media section for some pictures from our Annual Conference and a neat video featuring AZCHOW Treasurer, Lourdes Fernandez.
A special thanks to Rick Hodge, Senior Information Technology Analyst at the Arizona AHEC for his support in creating this website!
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Website Coming Soon!
In the meantime, here’s a fun video that explains recent health reform:
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