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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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5094.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
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| This workshop will provide detailed information on (1) how the Neighborhood Health Messengers (NHM) public health/community partnership model is being successfully used in several communities to help low-income populations access a wide range of health and social services, and (2) how other communities can adapt and replicate the model to fit their specific needs. Neighborhood Health Messengers -- A Community Health Worker, Empowerment and Leadership Development Model consists of five distinct program components: (1) Development of partnerships between community groups/organizations and local public agencies (2) Recruitment and selection of local residents to become NHMs (or community health workers or health educators) –usually with a local community-based organization (3) Training residents in skills related to leadership, outreach, and the health issue(s) being addressed by the program (4) Outreach, education and Community Involvement that includes door-to-door outreach , Information/Message dissemination, and engagement and connection of fellow residents to supportive social networks (5) Ongoing documentation and evaluation . This panel features the unique aspects and lessons learned from the experience of three programs, with different emphases ranging from engaging residents to help enroll people in Medicaid/S-CHIP, to help link them to medical homes, or to educate the community about specific health issues and connect individuals to specific health services through a cultural case management model. Presenters will include NHM or community health worker/educator (s) who will also talk about how this work has opened up new opportunities for them and what it has meant to their community. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe the characteristics of effective public health/community partnerships that support the NHM model; 2. List the ways in NHMs led to social and community change related to health access and utilization; 3. Explain how the model has fostered community leadership development; and 4. Identify the aspects of the NHM model that are relevant to their community and develop a plan the steps necessary to adapt the Model to their community . | |||
| Phyllis Kaye, MPA | |||
| Phyllis E. Kaye, MPA | |||
| Neighborhood Health Messengers: A Model for Sustainable Community and Public Health Partnerships and Leadership Development Patrick Chaulk, MD, MPH, Marcia Bayne-Smith, DSW, Phyllis E. Kaye, MPA | |||
| New Orleans NHMs Program: Increasing Enrollment in Public Health Insurance and Developing Local Leadership Tammi Fleming | |||
| Using Social Networks and Volunteer Health Educators to Address Critical Health Issues Joel Piton, Gemima St. Louis, PhD | |||
| Family Support Workers: Helping Families Access Services Joan Yengo, Donna Klagholz, PhD, Meghan Weidl, Ebony Copeland, Denise Day | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development | ||
| Endorsed by: | Community Health Workers SPIG; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA