Community Health Worker Appreciation Day

High School Community Health Worker Training Program Graduation & Community Health Worker Appreciation Day:
Bridge Builders to Health Equity 

presented by Morehouse School of Medicine and United Health Foundation  

#CHWDay2017

August 5, 2017
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Morehouse School of Medicine
National Center for Primary Care
Louis W. Sullivan Auditorium
720 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30310


Please join us in appreciating current community health workers and welcoming a new generation of Community Health Workers (CHWs).

During the summer of 2016, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) piloted an innovative High School Community Heath Worker Training Program. The thought was that high school students could provide vital health information to the underserved community and school population. During the pilot, MSM trained 13 high school students from 4 metro-Atlanta High Schools. Students are ages 15-18, rising sophomores to recent graduates. This year, there are 25 HS CHW students from six local high schools (Tri-Cities, McClarin, Washington, KIPP Collegiate, Banneker and Mays).

This is the first High School Community Health Worker training program in the country to be implemented. The program has achieved great preliminary outcomes and the program model is highly sought after by universities and community-based organizations. MSM has trained Community Health Workers/promotores/lay navigators for more than 10 years. To date, MSM has trained more than 350 CHWs to work in a variety of settings (community, clinics, academia, etc.) and in many health care areas (e.g., diabetes, cancer control, reducing Emergency Room visits from “frequent flyers,” and increasing the number of children and adults with insurance).

Please come out and celebrate our community health workers and MSM's tradition of service to the community. Scroll down to register!

Schedule of Events

9:30 - 9:45 am

Welcome
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., President and Dean, MSM

9:45 - 10:30 am

Group Ice Breaker Activity
Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater Group

10:30 - 10:45 am Student Training Reflections
10:45 am - Noon Community Projects Shark Tank
Noon - 12:45 pm Intermission (refreshments, demonstrations)
12:45 - 1:30 pm
  • Graduation
  • Announcement of Shark Tank Awards
  • Final Remarks


Registration

 

 

For more information, please contact Dr. Arletha W. Livingston at awlivingston@msm.edu