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We can use this time to discuss whatever is on your mind or practice self-care techniques as a community, or maybe even discuss how comedy is good mental hygiene!
It's Time to Have a Heart to Heart about Heart Health
CHWs will become more aware of cardiovascular health and disparities related to it. CHWs will learn new tricks about living a heart-healthy lifestyle and managing other risks related to this disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and weight. Guest Speaker: Dr. Monica Aggarwal
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
Exposing the Disparities in Women's Health
CHWs will become more aware of women's health and maternal and infant disparities in communities. CHWs will also gain insight into national strategies related to advocacy and will learn how to help women that they serve to get the care that they need and to speak up for themselves. Speaker: Lee Anne Roman, PhD
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
I Thought I Had My Weight Under Control!
CHWs will become more aware of the importance of weight management. They'll learn practical tips and tricks that will help them manage their weight, plus tools to help others do the same. Guest Speaker: Michael G. Knight
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
Developing Coping Strategies for Community Health Work
CHWs will become more aware of the copies strategies that they can use to manage mental and emotional well-being of themselves and their clients. Dr. Moran-Marsh will share practical coping tools, trauma-informed approaches, and strategies for preventing burnout while supporting communities facing ongoing stress. Guest Speaker: Dr. Gretchen Moran Marsh
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
We can use this time to discuss whatever is on your mind or practice self-care techniques as a community, or maybe even discuss how comedy is good mental hygiene!
Man Up for Your Health!
CHWs will become more aware of men's mental health from a dynamic speaker with lived experience on the importance of men paying attention to what's happening in their minds and bodies before it's too late. Guest Speaker: Guillermo Wippold, PhD. Host: TBD
Leaders of Change - The Power of Motivational Interviewing
CHW leaders will deepen their motivational interviewing skills to guide teams, support behavior change, and enhance communication. CHW Leaders will learn how important these practices are to reduce turnover and maintain a happy and healthy team. Guest Speaker: Amelia Mimi Brown, CSP
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
CHWs will become more aware of the importance of weight management. They'll learn practical tips and tricks that will help them manage their weight, plus tools to help others do the same.
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
We can use this time to discuss whatever is on your mind or practice self-care techniques as a community, or maybe even discuss how comedy is good mental hygiene!
Chronic Disease Awareness Essentials
CHWs will become more aware of the basics of chronic disease and disparities from an expert physician who's got experience helping CHWs understand these things on a daily basis. Guest Speaker: Eleni O'Donovan
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
Using AI to Make Magic Happen!
CHWs will become more aware of the AI capabilities within the IMPaCT app! This session highlights the AI Scribe and how using it helps CHWs to do magic at scale with consistency and ease. We'll hear from CHW Super Users about the power of the IMPaCT App's AI Scribe! Guest Speaker: Doho and KPMAS CHWs
I am an IMPaCT App Super User and You Can Be Too!
We want to feature some of our customers who are using the app to ensure that their CHWs are doing magic at scale. The panelists will share exactly how they're using the app to do so. You don't want to miss them sharing their IMPaCT App Tips and Tricks! Panelists: KPMAS and YMCA Directors and Coordinators
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
I Survived, and I'm Ready to Share.
During this session, we'll hear from a dynamic leader who is a survivor of domestic abuse. She'll talk through her journey of recognizing what she was experiencing and how she uses that experience to help others across the nation survive emotional and physical domestic violence. Guest Speaker: Sheri McDonald
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
We can use this time to discuss whatever is on your mind or practice self-care techniques as a community, or maybe even discuss how comedy is good mental hygiene!
CHWs Leading the Fight Against Hunger
This session highlights how CHWs in Pennsylvania have been working to address the root causes of food insecurity, advocate for local change, and connect clients to sustainable food resources, given changes in the resource landscape. Guest Speaker: Jordanna Bower and David Wiles, PACHW. Host: TBD
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Come as you are to our safe space, where we'll explore a range of emotions together during these sessions.
Celebrating The Impact of Our National CHW Community
An inspiring year-end celebration showcasing CHW successes, innovations, and storytelling. Guest Speaker: CHWs to be identified by CSMs
If CHWs Were in the Lead, Here's What They'd Do.
Ever wonder what program development ideas CHWs have? So do we. So, we created a space called "Program Leader for the Day" for the IMPaCT CHW Community. We've asked them to submit topics anonymously for open discussion and have workshopped them during these sessions. In this chat, we'll share their ideas with you. Host: Ms. Margarita Hart
CHWs are innovative leaders, and your ideas matter. Whether it's a bright idea to improve your CHW program or a suggestion for IMPaCT app improvements, we want to hear from you. Submit your ideas anonymously, and we will discuss them together during these sessions.
Your Heart's Desire: Healthy Eating Habits
CHW ChatCHWs will learn from an expert on how to make heart-healthy decisions, including meal planning and shared routines. Speaker: Amy Peregord
When Women's Voices Change Their Care
CHW ChatThis session will feature an awesome panel of women who've helped clients and patients navigate difficult women's health issues. CHWs will learn from an esteemed panelist about how to help women advocate for things they need in the healthcare realm with real life examples!. Panelists: CHWs: Maya McDonald, Brea Burke, Vicki Guice
The Power of Transformation: The CHW Mentorship Program
CHW ChatCHWs can teach healthcare leaders so much about what life is like on the ground in their communities. Come learn about the IMPaCT Mentorship Program, where CHWs mentor the CFO, CMO, and even CEO of healthcare organizations to make sure their lived expertise informs the highest-level leaders of healthcare. You will hear from people who've participated in the experience and enjoyed it! Panelists: KP Providers: Dr. Mona Gahunia and Edgard Segura, KP CHWs: Brionna and Tribeca
Understanding and Influencing the Social Drivers of Health
CHW ChatCHWs will learn about the root causes of health inequities in communities plus actionable strategies for identifying and addressing inequities in them. Dr. Manchanda will break down real-world case studies and provide tools for influencing health improvements through partnerships, communication, and advocacy. Guest Speaker: Rishi Manchanda, MD
The Psychology of the Brain and Mental Health
CHW ChatCHWs will learn the basics of the brain, brain function, stress response, common mental health conditions and how to use supportive skills to improve their own mental health. Guest Speaker: David Grand, Ph.D
Unlocking Collective Impact: Collaborating with the National CHW Association
CHW ChatNACHW's mission is to unify CHWs across geography, ethnicity, sector, and experience and prioritizes strategies that center CHWs and partners. Come learn about how you can get involved, become a member, and join in on their initiatives. We'll discuss ways that The IMPaCT Community and NACHW can work together to achieve common goals. Panel of Speakers: Katherine Martinez, Interim ED, Ali Bloomgarden, JAT
Healthy Communities, Healthy Families: CHWs at the Center
CHW ChatJuly’s session emphasizes the role of CHWs in empowering families. Dr. John
Gaines will cover the importance of meeting people where they are, fostering family
engagement, and the creation of supportive environments that promote health across
generations. Guest Speaker: Dr. John Gaines
How I Overcame Two Chronic Diseases
CHW ChatHear a story from a national expert about how he conquered high blood pressure and diabetes, one step and one small change at a time. His real life example will remind CHWs about the importance of coaching and incremental change. Guest Speaker: Dr. Kien Vuu, MD
Being Present at the End
CHW ChatCHWs play a critical role in supporting patients and their families while they navigate the last chapter of their lives. Just being there matters so much. Our guest speaker is a phenomenal Primary Care Provider specializing in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and he's excited to equip our CHWs with the tips and tricks of his trade. Guest Speaker: Phillip Eugene Rodgers, MD
Ways CHWs Can Make Power Moves
CHW ChatOur guest speaker for this session is a lifelong CHW that has climbed multiple career leaders and is now in a position of power, as a CEO and Founder of her own organization. Come hear her story and be inspired by the possibilities. Guest Speaker: Kelly Evans
Nutrition for Every Body
CHW ChatHealthy eating is extremely important for CHWs and their clients to know and implement. During this chat, we will debunk myths about healthy eating and will hear from a national expert about healthy eating habits and recommendations that anyone can adopt. Host: JT. Guest Speaker: Khrystine Hendy
Did You Practice What You Preached?
CHW ChatThis will be a grounding session where CHWs can reflect on the behaviors they've encouraged their patients to adopt and how they've adopted those behaviors themselves. CHWs will be equipped with the tools they need to practice what they preach in the future. Guest Speaker: Ms. Hart
