Community Health Worker

2023 Rural Community Health Worker Conference

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CHW Conference.

Supporting Rural Community Health Workers.

Scholarship Application

A limited number of Community Health Worker Scholarships are available.

Scholarship Application

General cONFERENCE inFORMATION

Friday, September 29, 2023
Early Bird Rate Deadline September 1: $75
Regular Rate Starting September 2: $100
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Objectives:

1. Identify strategies for developing skills and improving the effectiveness of CHWs.
2. Clarify CHW roles and build confidence around CHW work.
3. Apply innovative models to improve community health and health equity.
4. Network with Community Health professionals and colleagues to share knowledge and resources.

Read about the previous 2022 Community Health Worker Conference.

Optional CPR/AED, First Aid refresher:

Thursday, September 28, 2023
5:30-8 p.m.
Hampton Inn & Suites, Mississippi Room
Sign-up online with conference registration
$21 paid directly to instructor cash or check

SCHEDULE & powerpoint presentations (click on BLUE title):

Time	Title	Presenter	Location
8:30 – 9 am	Registration/light refreshments/Performance by Kairos Live!		Main room
9 – 9:15 am	Welcome Announcements	Shawn McKinney	Main room
9:15 – 9:20 am	Tai Chi – get focused	Connie Norman	Main room
9:20 – 10:05 am	Winona Community HUB: Pathways Community HUB Model Implementation in Winona County	Vanessa Southworth	Main room
10:05 – 10:10 am	Stretch Break	Anita Tamang	Main room
10:10 – 10:55 am	Community Health Worker Training Program, funded by HRSA	Rachel Stoll Angela Fields	Main room
10:55 – 11 am	Yoga Break	Angie Clark	Main room
11 – 11:45 am	Providing Community Health Worker services to support high-risk, low-income seniors living at home in Martin County, Minnesota.	Megan Nieto Dani Luniewski	Main room
11:45 – 12:45 pm	Lunch/Vendors/Networking giveaway (Shawn)		Main room/Entry
12:45 – 1:45	Building Your CHW Toolbox: Diabetes Prevention and Management Resources	Kim Matteen Bridget Ideker Erin McHenry	Sunken Island *Shawn
12:45 – 1:45	Project Harmony: Peer Recovery Coaching and CHW’ing	Kristi Whitcomb	Mississippi *Angela
12:45 – 1:45	School-based CHW services: Opportunities and Challenges	Sarah Nelson Anita Tamang Caitlin Smith	Diamond Point *Sarah
1:45 – 2 pm	Snack Break		Entry
2 – 3 pm	Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy	Amy Langenfeld	Sunken Island *Shawn
2 – 3 pm	CHWs Forging a Path Forward to Enhance Brain Health	Kecia Hayslett	Mississippi *Angela
2 – 3 pm	Resourceful – improving access & efficiency in addressing social determinants of health	Jill Doberstein	Diamond Point *Sarah

*Room host

Location:

Hampton Inn & Suites – 1019 Paul Bunyan Drive South, Bemidji, MN 56601

Lodging:

Lodging is available at the Hampton Inn & Suites at a discounted rate (Thursday, September 28th only) for those attending the conference. You must make your reservation by August 31, 2023 to get the discounted rate. When making the reservation, let the front desk know you are requesting the room under “CHW / Northwest Tech” room block to get the discount.

Accommodations:

If you need an accommodation for this event, please contact the Accessibility Services Office at 218-755-3883. If an interpreter is needed, two weeks’ notice is requested.