Joint Community Voice Advisory Board and Governance Council (Copy)
The Joint Community Voice Advisory Board and Governance Council meetings bring together community voices and cross-sector leaders to guide decisions for the SC Roadmap. These meetings ensure that lived experience, data, and statewide priorities are considered together when shaping and approving shared strategies.
May CHW CoLab | Rooted in Community: Building Vaccine Confidence Through History, Family Voices, and Local Practice
This presentation explores the importance of vaccinations as a cornerstone of public health. It will explain how vaccines work to protect individuals from serious and preventable diseases, reduce the spread of infections, and contribute to herd immunity—helping safeguard those who cannot be vaccinated due to age or medical conditions. By highlighting scientific evidence, real-world impacts, and community-wide benefits, this presentation aims to reinforce why vaccinations are a safe, effective, and essential tool for maintaining healthy individuals and resilient communities.
Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Explain how vaccines work to prevent infectious diseases and protect individual health.
Describe the concept of herd immunity and why high vaccination rates are critical to protecting vulnerable populations.
Identify key public health benefits of vaccination, including reduced disease spread, prevention of outbreaks, and improved community health outcomes.
HIV Management and Prevention: 5/21, Free
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Introduction to Brain Health: 5/22
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SECHWN presents: Unpacking the complete CHW Financial Sustainability Toolkit
Unpacking the complete CHW Financial Sustainability Toolkit
A look into envision’s tools and strategies for workforce sustainability with one of the authors.
In this 90 minute webinar we will review envision’s approach to advancing financial sustainability, introduce the complete CHW Financial Sustainability Toolkit, and give a brief overview of how to use it.
We will look at all 6 sections:
Section 1: CHW Financial Sustainability
Section 2: Medicare Policy
Section 3: Medicaid Policy
Section 4: Systems Change for Organizational Financing
Section 5: Braided and Blended Funding
Section 6: Putting it all Together in a Financial Sustainability Plan
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Joint Community Voice Advisory Board and Governance Council
The Joint Community Voice Advisory Board and Governance Council meetings bring together community voices and cross-sector leaders to guide decisions for the SC Roadmap. These meetings ensure that lived experience, data, and statewide priorities are considered together when shaping and approving shared strategies.
*PaRtnEring to build understanding oF gEnomics Responsibly / PREFER: May 14
*This course is closed.
**Development Focused Leadership: 5/13
**This course has a prerequisite. To register for this training click here.
**Diabetes Specialty Track
** This is a closed training. The Diabetes Specialty Track training is designed to increase knowledge of diabetes with lessons covering pre-diabetes, type I and type II diabetes, and gestational diabetes. The introductory course is a prerequisite. The 4 additional modules of this course are: Mastering Diabetes Medications - A Comprehensive Guide to Diabetes; Fueling Health - The Power of Nutrition and Exercise in Diabetes Management; Guiding Generations - Best Practices for Diabetes Care for All Age Groups; and Cultural Humility - Transforming Diabetes Care for Diverse Communities.
**Elevating Your Supervisory Skills: 5/12
** This course has a prerequisite. To register for this training click here.
Introduction to Non-Medical Factors of Health: 5/11
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Introduction to Supervision: May 5
This introductory course is required to take any of our other supervision courses: Growing into Leadership & Elevating Supervisory Skills To register for this training click here.
SCCHWA Impact Summit Rooted To Rise Strengthening Communities From The Ground Up
The Impact Summit is designed to:
Create space for connection and shared learning
Uplift community-centered approaches to health and well-being
Support professional growth and leadership development
Strengthen networks that sustain CHWs and the communities they serve
Whether you are a Community Health Worker, organizational leader, policymaker, or partner, the SCCHWA Impact Summit is a place to connect, recharge, and move forward together—rooted in community and rising toward lasting impact.
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CHW Strategies for Tobacco Use: Supporting Recovery and Maternal Health
You are invited to Session 3 of the Equipping CHWs for Community Impact webinar series, titled “CHW Strategies for Tobacco Use: Supporting Recovery and Maternal Health.”
This session will take place on April 21, 2026, from 11:00 AM–12:15 PM CST.
It will feature Doug Miller, LAC, NCACII, AADC (Keystone Substance Abuse Services) and Dr. Dina M. Jones (University of Alabama at Birmingham). They will share practical, community-focused strategies for supporting individuals navigating tobacco use, with special attention to recovery and maternal health.
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April CHW CoLab | Whole Woman Health Across the Life Course: Equipping Community Health Workers to Support Reproductive, Perinatal, and Menstrual Health
Vaccines have played a critical role in improving population health for generations, yet historical inequities, medical mistrust, and unequal access continue to shape how vaccines are experienced by many communities today, particularly vulnerable and historically underserved population. This session will explore the present, history, and future of vaccines in the US and how past public health practices influence present-day trust and decision-making. Centering family perspectives and community experience, the session will highlight how SC Families for Vaccines works alongside families and local partners to support vaccine confidence and access, especially among populations most impacted by health disparities.
Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Explain how the historical context of vaccines and public health systems shapes trust among vulnerable populations and informs equitable policy development.
Apply culturally responsive, trust-based practices that support vaccine confidence and access for families experiencing social, economic, or geographic barriers.
SECHWN presents: Before You Knock: Safety Strategies for CHW Home Visits
This webinar will focus on practical approaches CHWs can use to stay safe while conducting home visits. Participants will explore how to prepare before a visit, recognize potential safety risks, set appropriate boundaries, and respond to unexpected situations while maintaining professionalism and trust with clients.
Featured Presenters: Rebekah Shilling, Jaquetta Graham, Lillie Fox, Soledad Bolden
Zoom link: https://sc-edu.zoom.us/j/83445127461?pwd=hl01EWIao1gUbIcC6BujxEJYehZed9.1
Meeting ID: 834 4512 7461 Passcode: SECHW
Training: Intro to Men's Health
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Training: Understanding HIV part 1
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Vaccinations and Community Health: Protecting Ourselves and Each Other
This presentation explores the importance of vaccinations as a cornerstone of public health. It will explain how vaccines work to protect individuals from serious and preventable diseases, reduce the spread of infections, and contribute to herd immunity—helping safeguard those who cannot be vaccinated due to age or medical conditions. By highlighting scientific evidence, real-world impacts, and community-wide benefits, this presentation aims to reinforce why vaccinations are a safe, effective, and essential tool for maintaining healthy individuals and resilient communities.
Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Explain how vaccines work to prevent infectious diseases and protect individual health.
Describe the concept of herd immunity and why high vaccination rates are critical to protecting vulnerable populations.
Identify key public health benefits of vaccination, including reduced disease spread, prevention of outbreaks, and improved community health outcomes.
Training: Diabetes: Cultural Humility
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Training: Diabetes; Generational Differences
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Training: Intro to SDOH
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Training: Diabetes Nutrition and Exercise
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Training: Intro to Health and Racial Equity
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envision presents: From Strategy to Action: Practical Tools for CHW Integration & Sustainability
Join us for a preview of three new Community Health Worker (CHW) toolkits that support financial sustainability strategies and effective CHW integration across health care and public health departments.
In this 90-minute webinar, authors from three leading organizations will introduce their toolkits with an overview of what’s inside and explain how to get started.
The Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA): Better Teams: Understanding and Integrating CHWs into Healthcare Settings.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS): Designing a Comprehensive Community Health Worker (CHW) Program (CHW Integration Toolkit for Local and Tribal Health Departments in Wisconsin).
envision’s complete Financial Sustainability Toolkit (FST) now complete with all six sections and a refreshed, user-friendly design.
The webinar will conclude with a live Q&A session, giving participants the opportunity to engage directly with the toolkit authors and ask questions about implementation and use.
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Training: Diabetes Medication Management
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Training: Intro to diabetes
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Joint Community Voice Advisory Board and Governance Council
The Joint Community Voice Advisory Board and Governance Council meetings bring together community voices and cross-sector leaders to guide decisions for the SC Roadmap. These meetings ensure that lived experience, data, and statewide priorities are considered together when shaping and approving shared strategies.