Community Health Workers SPIG

 Submit Abstract
The Community Health Worker (CHW) SPIG welcomes abstracts that address issues important to CHWs (also known as lay health advisors, promotoras, outreach workers, and community health advisors). Abstracts that are participatory in nature are especially encouraged. Special consideration will be given to papers presented or co-presented by CHWs. Abstracts submitted for presentations in other languages are welcome, but the abstract should be written in English. We invite members of other sections, caucuses and SPIGS to submit relevant abstracts to the CHW SPIG and look forward to working collaboratively to strengthen APHA's commitment to community health outreach. The following themes related to CHWs are of particular interest:
  • Celebrating the successes and challenges of CHW work: validation, retention, and stress and burnout prevention
  • Career development and education for the CHW profession
  • CHWs addressing health disparities
  • CHWs as activists, organizers, and agents of change: addressing community needs
  • CHWs working with special populations
  • Evaluation and sustainability: strategies, advocacy, and innovations
  • Highlighting local programs
  • New and emerging CHW networks
  • Youth as Community Health Workers
  • Other issues of importance to CHWs

Program Planner Contact Information:
Tori Booker, MPH
Associate Director
Migrant Health Promotion
224 Michigan Ave.
Saline, MI 48176
Phone: 734 944-0244
Fax: 734 944-1405
tbooker@tdi.net