National Resources
- American Association of Community Health Workers (AACHW): AACHW is the newly formed national organization for CHWs. Members are CHWs and supporters. For additional information contact Jackie Scott, Senior Program Director, National Academy for State Health Policy, (202) 903-0101, JScott@NASHP.org
- American Public Health Association (APHA): APHA has a CHW Special Primary Interest Group (SPIG). Members are APHA members who have an interest in advancing the field of community health work. Both CHWs and supporters are welcome to join the SPIG. The SPIG has taken the lead on the national CHW definition work. For additional information contact Lisa Renee Holderby at Holderbylr@aol.com or visit CHW SPIG Website.
- National Association Community Health Representatives: Cindy Norris, President, Marcianna Sullivan, Vice-President; http://www.nachr.net
APHA CHW SPIG Newsletters
State/Regional CHW Organizations
ARIZONA
Arizona Community Health Outreach Workers Network (AzCHOW), Of, By, and For Community Health Outreach Workers; http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/azchow/ Flor Redondo, Chair redondos1271@aol.com
CALIFORNIA
The Community Health Worker/Promotoras Network, Maria Lemus, Executive Director, Vision Y Compromiso, 2536 Edwards Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530; (510) 232-7869; (510) 231-9954 fax; e-mail: chwpromotoras@aol.com, or Maria at mholl67174@aol.com
FLORIDA
REACH-Workers – the Community Health Workers of Tampa Bay. Please contact Michelle Dublin, chairperson of the network, at (727)588-4018 or Michelle_Dublin@doh.state.fl.us
GEORGIA
Georgia Community Health Advisor Network, Gail McCray, Department of CH/PM, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495, Ph: 404.752.1645, gmccray@msm.edu
ILLINOIS
The Chicago Community Health Workers Local Network, Box 36, 4th Fl.,
312 243-4772 -Ext225 http://chicagocommunityhealthworkerslocalnetwork.org
MARYLAND
Community Outreach Workers Association of Maryland, INC. (COWAM), 259 North Lanvale Street, Baltimore, Md. 21217, (410) 664-6949 or (410) 669-7960, Carol Payne, carol.b.payne@hud.gov
MICHIGAN
Michigan Community Advocate Association (MICAA), 616-391-6052, Maria Alvarez de Lopez, maria.alvarez@spectrum-health.org Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Urban Health, 75 Sheldon Se, Suite 202, Grand Rapids, Mi. 49503
MINNESOTA
Minnesota CHW Peer Network out of the Minnesota International Health Volunteers,
122 W. Franklin Ave. #522, Minneapolis, MN 55404, Anita Buel, Vice Chair, AnitaBuel2004@yahoo.com , Grace Anderson, Chair grace.anderson@co.hennepin.mn.us or Andrea Leinberger (staff) (612) 230-3254 aleinberger@mihv.org
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Community Health Workers Association (NMCHWA), P.O. Box 81433
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87198, nmchwa@correocaliente.com or BJ Ciesielski, bciesielski@salud.unm.edu, (505) 272-4741
NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY -Community Health Worker Network of NYC; 425 E. 25 Street; New York, NY 10010; (212) 481-7667 Sergio Matos, Executive Director Sergio@chwnetwork.org or Romy Rodriguez, Chair, Romelia@chwnetwork.org ; website: http://chwnetwork.org/
ROCHESTER - Rochester Outreach Workers Association (ROWA), Latisha Williams, Chair, (585) 274-8490, Lwilliams@monroecounty.gov
OHIO
Community Health Worker Association, Vivian J. Anderson, M.A., President , phone (614) 466-2247, Email:vivian.anderson@odh.ohio.gov
OREGON
Oregon Community Health Workers Association,9000 N. Lombard Street--2nd Floor, Portland, OR 97203, (503) 988-3366 et 28686, Teresa Ríos, teresa.c.rios@co.multnomah.or.us, & Veronica Lopez Ericksen, xiomara.t.lopez@co.multnomah.or.us
TEXAS
South Texas Promotora Association, Weslaco, Texas, Merida Escobar, President, (956) 383-5393, stpa08@sbcglobal.net
WASHINGTON STATE
Washington Community Health Worker Network, Lilia Gomez - (360) 786-9722 (ext 230), lgomez@wacmhc.org & Seth Doyle - (206) 783-3004 (ext 16), sdoyle@nwrpca.org