Annual Meeting
CHW Career Pathways: Training, Education and Beyond
September 17, 2009, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hoagland Pincus Conference Center, Shrewsbury, MA
Thank you for joining us for enriching day of career development, skills building, networking and celebration for the work that unites Community Health Workers, communities and community-based organizations.
All workshops were full day workshops (10:00 am-12:00 pm, then 1:30 pm-3:30 pm):
I. Effective Management of CHW and Promoters
- Presented by: Carl H. Rush, MRP, Principal, at Community Resources, LLC
- Description: This workshop will provide an overview of the emerging field of Community Health Workers for mangers and supervisors.
II. Tools & Building Blocks for Change
- Presented by: Michael McCormack, Director of Practice, Harvard School of Public Health & Antonia Blinn, Program Director, Massachusetts Coalition of School-Based Health Centers
- Description: An interactive session deepening leadership skills for CHWs
III. Personal Safety & Effective Outreach Strategy
- Presented by: Joaquin Rodriguez, NEON, Springfield & Brenda Lopez,
Coordinator of Domestic Violence Prevention for the
City of Springfield at the Police Department- Description: This session is dedicated to skill building around personal safety and effective outreach strategies.
Thank you to MACHW Annual Meeting Sponsors! View sponsor list.
Congratulations to Award Recipients!
- CHW Leadership Award: CHW Case Management Team, Health Care for the Homeless, Mercy Medical Center, Holyoke
- CHW Supervisor Award: Denise Wright, SSTAR, Fall River
- Legislative Champion Award: Senator Richard Moore, Uxbridge
- Legislative Supporter Award: Representative Benjamin Swan, Springfield
- CHW Lifetime Supporter Award: Lissette Blondet, Cape Cod
Past Annual Meetings:
- Sept 10, 2008- Press Release
- Sept 28, 2007- Press Release





