The CCHA team is honored to be chosen to facilitate a variety of CHW-led workshops at Unity this year focusing on health and racial equity, diabetes, research by CHWs, opioid misuse prevention, CHW leadership, career paths, trans health and more! Join us to discuss issues that matter to you and share your thoughts and suggestions! You can find a full list of our Unity 2023 workshops and trainings below.
Friday August 4th Workshops
Sarah Covington-Kolb,CHW, Kim Rawlinson, CHW, and Rich Strater, CHW Ally
Title: Training for Ally Researchers (16 B Level 4)
Presentation Date: Friday August 4th from 10:00-11:30am CST
Julie Smithwick, CHW and Shawn Garrett, CHW
Title: Improving CHW Career Advancement Opportunities-the Why and the How
Presentation Date: Friday, August 4th from 3:00pm-4:15pm CST (19B Level 4)
Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox, CHW and Erin Caple, CHW
Title: CHW Leadership: An Ingredient for Retention and Sustainability
Presentation Date: Friday, August 4th from 3:00-4:15pm CST (18D Level 4)
M. Greg Green, CHW and Tee Joseph
Title: Transology 101
Presentation Date: Friday August 4th 3:00-4:15pm CST (13B Level 4)
Friday August 4th Training Sessions
Carmen Blanco, CHW and Selena DeConti, PharmD
Title: “Caring for Persons with Opioid Use Disorder: From Stigma Recognition to Harm Reduction”
Presentation Date: Friday, August 4th from 1:45pm-4:00pm CST (17A Level 4)
Sarah Covington-Kolb,CHW, Kim Rawlinson, CHW, and Rich Strater, CHW Ally
Title: An Introduction to Popular/People’s Education: An Effective Strategy to Address Social Determinants and Increase Empowerment in CHW Programs (18B Level 4)
Presentation Date: Friday August 4th from 1:45-4:00pm CST
Tiquita Stewart, CHW, M. Greg Green, CHW, and Kathia Valverde, CHW
Title: “Health and Racial Equity: CHWs are the solution”
Presentation Date: Friday, August 4th from 1:45pm-4:00pm CST (12A Level 4)
Saturday August 5th Workshops
Rebecca Salter , CHW Ally, Carmen Blanco, CCHW, and Soledad Bolden, CHW
Title: Southeast Community Health Worker Network: enhancing the capacity of Community Health Workers in the Southeast
Presentation Date: Saturday, August 5th from 2:15-3:30pm CST (16B Level 4)
Tiquita Stewart, CHW and Kim Rawlinson, CHW
Title: Building Capacity of CHWs and FQHCs to improve Diabetes Outcomes In South Carolina
Presentation Date: Saturday, August 5th from 2:15-3:30pm (19B Level 4)
Saturday August 5th Training Sessions
Sarah Covington-Kolb,CHW, Kim Rawlinson, CHW, Rich Strater, CHW Ally
Title: Building a new table: Skills to promote CHW involvement in research and evaluation
Presentation Date: Saturday, August 5th from 2:15pm-4:30pm CST (13B Level 4)
To learn more about Unity this year in Austin visit https://nachwunity.org/event-information/. Follow CCHA on social media to stay up to date on our activities at Unity this year.
