CHWs on fire but not burnt out

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Strategies to support CHW professional development and engagement

Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Oral

Moderator:

Sara Torres, Postdoctoral Fellow

10:30am

Accelerating CHW Education and Credentialling through Prior Learning Assessments
Marlon Haywood, MS, Roy Walker, MS, Beth-Anne Christopher, MS, RN, CNL, Andy Garman, PsyD and Tricia Johnson, PhD

10:50am

Empowerment-washing: A Critical Systematic Review of Community Health Worker Participation in Program Planning and Case Study of an Non-Governmental Organization's Experience
Kris Coontz, MPH, MD, José Albany Chavarría Picado, Noah Hawthorne, MPH, MD, Sarah Nunn, MSN and Ivania del Carmen Escobar Sanchez

11:10am

Supporting community health workers in New Orleans and beyond: Expansion of the Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network
Catherine Haywood, BSW, Dana Feist, MEd, Renee' Jenkins, MPH and Ashley Wennerstrom, PhD, MPH

11:30am

CHWs on fire but not burnt out
Julie Ann St. John, MA, MPH, DrPH and Katharine Nimmons, MSc, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Workers
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Black Caucus of Health Workers

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)