Community Health Workers LISTENING SESSIONS across the state (Promotoras de Salud are encouraged to attend; there will be interpretation services –Spanish-English & others as needed--for all of the sessions).
Welcome to the first edition of the North Carolina Community Health Worker Initiative News! We hope this quarterly newsletter will provide opportunities for you to learn about activities across the state and connect with others who share common goals. We will feature opportunities such as conferences, grants, and trainings as well as highlight the local CHW program accomplishments.
We would like to hear from you! Please send information about upcoming opportunities, recommendations for program highlights and feedback on the newsletter to Tish Singletary at tish.singletary@dhhs.nc.gov.
North Carolina Community Health Worker Summit
Over 140 stakeholders attended the North Carolina Community Health (CHW) Summit on November 10, 2016 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Participants provided feedback on the North Carolina CHW Initiative Stakeholder Recommendations for training and certifying CHWs during this daylong event. Feedback included topics such as liability and safety, use of common terminology, funding and cost as well as education requirements.
Items of Interest
American Diabetes Association 2017 Standards of Care
The Community Health Worker Consensus (C3) Project is a multi-state effort to advance consensus in the CHW field across the US. To get regular updates on the C3 Project,
sign up for thei C3 Project Newsletter
In This Issue
North Carolina Community Health Worker Summit
Upcoming Opportunities
NC CHW Regional Listening Sessions
NC CHW Initiative Selected for ASTHO Opportunity
Upcoming Opportunities
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
NCONA Annual Conference
Navigating Palliative Care in Health Systems and the Community
June 23, 2017
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The Friday Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Topics include palliative care, the strategic roles of patient navigators,engaging communities to understand palliative care, hospice and end of life care, navigating financial burdens across the continuum and enhancing quality of care for health care systems and communities. An agenda and registration are forthcoming.
UNITY Conference
August 6-9, 2017
Hilton Anatole Hotel
Dallas, TX
Come participate in the largest national conference of and for CHWs. Registration is forth coming. To stay abreast of this event visit the Center for Sustainable Health Outreach.
CHW Summit
November 3, 2017
Atlanta, GA
The CHW Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) is tentatively planning a CHW Summit the day before the annual APHA conference. More information to come.
NC CHW Initiative Recommendations Regional Listening Session
The NC Community Health Worker Steering Committee is seeking feedback on draft recommendations on the core competencies and a process for certifying CHWs. We need to hear from CHWs, CHW Employers, Health Care Providers and Faith-based Organizations. You are welcome to attend one or more of the following sessions; however, preregistration is required. REGISTER HERE
Date
Location
Time
Chowan County Agricultural Center
730 N. Granville St., Ste. A
Edenton, NC 27932
April 24, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Richmond Community College
Cole Auditorium
1042 W. Hamlet Ave.
Hamlet, NC 28345
May 2, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Lincoln County Senior Center
514 S. Academy St.
Lincolnton, NC 28092
May 9, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Wilkes County Agricultural Center
416 Executive Dr.
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
May 16, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Duplin County Agriculture Center
May 23, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Area L AHEC
Rocky Mount, NC
June 5, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
YMCA at Mission Pardee Health Campus
Arden, NC
June 14, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
First Presbyterian Church
Tartan Hall
26 Church St.
Franklin, NC 28734
June 20, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
North Carolina Selected for ASTHO Opportunity
The North Carolina CHW Initiative has been selected along with Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada and Oklahoma to participate in the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Community Health Worker Learning Community. Through this technical assistance opportunity participants will share perspectives on the use of multidisciplinary teams to to promote workforce development and the coordination of care across the spectrum of care.
Additionally, each state will receive customized assistance from national experts on issues related to certification, training, strategic planning, coalition building, evaluation and evaluation. The initiative began in January and will end August 2017.
DHHS DPH Chronic Disease and Injury Section, 1915 Mail Service Center,5505 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud
email: alpesnc@gmail.com
website: www.alpesnc.org
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Welcome to the first edition of the North Carolina Community Health Worker Initiative News! We hope this quarterly newsletter will provide opportunities for you to learn about activities across the state and connect with others who share common goals. We will feature opportunities such as conferences, grants, and trainings as well as highlight the local CHW program accomplishments.
We would like to hear from you! Please send information about upcoming opportunities, recommendations for program highlights and feedback on the newsletter to Tish Singletary at tish.singletary@dhhs.nc.gov.
North Carolina Community Health Worker Summit
Over 140 stakeholders attended the North Carolina Community Health (CHW) Summit on November 10, 2016 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Participants provided feedback on the North Carolina CHW Initiative Stakeholder Recommendations for training and certifying CHWs during this daylong event. Feedback included topics such as liability and safety, use of common terminology, funding and cost as well as education requirements.
Items of Interest
American Diabetes Association 2017 Standards of Care
The Community Health Worker Consensus (C3) Project is a multi-state effort to advance consensus in the CHW field across the US. To get regular updates on the C3 Project,
sign up for thei C3 Project Newsletter
In This Issue
North Carolina Community Health Worker Summit
Upcoming Opportunities
NC CHW Regional Listening Sessions
NC CHW Initiative Selected for ASTHO Opportunity
Upcoming Opportunities
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
NCONA Annual Conference
Navigating Palliative Care in Health Systems and the Community
June 23, 2017
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The Friday Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Topics include palliative care, the strategic roles of patient navigators,engaging communities to understand palliative care, hospice and end of life care, navigating financial burdens across the continuum and enhancing quality of care for health care systems and communities. An agenda and registration are forthcoming.
UNITY Conference
August 6-9, 2017
Hilton Anatole Hotel
Dallas, TX
Come participate in the largest national conference of and for CHWs. Registration is forth coming. To stay abreast of this event visit the Center for Sustainable Health Outreach.
CHW Summit
November 3, 2017
Atlanta, GA
The CHW Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) is tentatively planning a CHW Summit the day before the annual APHA conference. More information to come.
NC CHW Initiative Recommendations Regional Listening Session
The NC Community Health Worker Steering Committee is seeking feedback on draft recommendations on the core competencies and a process for certifying CHWs. We need to hear from CHWs, CHW Employers, Health Care Providers and Faith-based Organizations. You are welcome to attend one or more of the following sessions; however, preregistration is required. REGISTER HERE
Date
Location
Time
Chowan County Agricultural Center
730 N. Granville St., Ste. A
Edenton, NC 27932
April 24, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Richmond Community College
Cole Auditorium
1042 W. Hamlet Ave.
Hamlet, NC 28345
May 2, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Lincoln County Senior Center
514 S. Academy St.
Lincolnton, NC 28092
May 9, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Wilkes County Agricultural Center
416 Executive Dr.
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
May 16, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Duplin County Agriculture Center
May 23, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
Area L AHEC
Rocky Mount, NC
June 5, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
YMCA at Mission Pardee Health Campus
Arden, NC
June 14, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
First Presbyterian Church
Tartan Hall
26 Church St.
Franklin, NC 28734
June 20, 2017
5:30pm-8:30pm
North Carolina Selected for ASTHO Opportunity
The North Carolina CHW Initiative has been selected along with Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada and Oklahoma to participate in the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Community Health Worker Learning Community. Through this technical assistance opportunity participants will share perspectives on the use of multidisciplinary teams to to promote workforce development and the coordination of care across the spectrum of care.
Additionally, each state will receive customized assistance from national experts on issues related to certification, training, strategic planning, coalition building, evaluation and evaluation. The initiative began in January and will end August 2017.
DHHS DPH Chronic Disease and Injury Section, 1915 Mail Service Center,5505 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27699-1915
Alianza Latina Pro-Educación en Salud
email: alpesnc@gmail.com
website: www.alpesnc.org
Follow us on: Facebook - Twitter - Google+ - LinkedIn
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