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Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
How to Run Community Health Worker Appreciation Month
Thank you for your interest in celebrating Community Health Worker (CHW) Appreciation
Month with the MiCHWA! This August we are collaborating with organizations like you to help
increase appreciation, awareness, and action for CHWs throughout the state of Michigan. We
hope this packet provides you with some inspiration and ideas to get involved!
Included in this packet are:
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State level CHW Appreciation Month Proclamation
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Template for a city level CHW Appreciation Month Proclamation: fill in the blanks and send to
your local government to ask them to recognize August as CHW Appreciation Month (available
online only)
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Thank you cards
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#CHWsMatter signs: print these, take photos, and send them to MiCHWA at info@michwa.org!
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MiCHWA CHW 101 Toolkit (available online only)
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CHW 101 PowerPoint Presentation (available online only)
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Working Group fact sheets
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A press release about CHW month: feel free to use this to get your local media outlets involved!
(available by emailing info@michwa.org)
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Ideas for hosting “Lunch and Learns” at your organization including suggested invitations and a
template for lunch and learn agenda (editable templates available online)
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Calendar of events that you can print and share with others
Please share the great work you do with us via Facebook (MiCHWA), Twitter (@Mi_CHWA), or
email (info@michwa.org).
Looking forward to an outstanding August!
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance |University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 |Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972 | info@michwa.org
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
AUGUST: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER APPRECIATION MONTH
A proposal to the State of Michigan Governor’s Office
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a vital part of Michigan’s health and human services
workforce. Research has shown that CHWs effectively connect communities, especially those
at-risk or underserved, to health care and human services and promote better health. In
Michigan, CHWs help residents manage chronic conditions, develop healthier lifestyles,
improve maternal and child health, increase rates of preventive screenings, and improve access
to and use of health care and social services through outreach, enrollment and patient
education.1 CHWs are trusted members of the communities they serve, making them ideal for
complementing existing care providers by delivering information, building relationships, and
coordinating care with high-needs residents. In Michigan, CHWs may be referred to as
promotoras, family health advocates, community outreach workers, patient health navigators,
or by many other titles.
At the federal level, CHWs are recognized as professional members of the health care
workforce who effectively address social determinants of health and reduce health disparities.2
Our communities rely on these trusted links, but at the state level, CHWs and their programs
lack recognition for their efforts among Michigan’s vulnerable populations.
The Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance, a statewide coalition composed of CHWs,
CHW supporters, and other stakeholders, is joining with its 25 organizational partners, including
the Michigan Department of Community Health, to request CHW recognition during the month
of August. In August, CHWs from across the state will unite at the Seventh Annual Spectrum
Health Community Health Worker Conference, the City of Grand Rapids will recognize
“Community Health Worker Appreciation Week,” and the Michigan Community Health Worker
Alliance will celebrate three years of collaborative work uniting and supporting CHWs in
Michigan.
August is the ideal time to recognize CHWs for who they are and acknowledge their significant
contributions to improving health and well-being in our communities.
1. Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance. Community health workers in Michigan: outcomes. http://www.michwa.org/wpcontent/uploads/MichiganCHWOutcomesTable_MiCHWA.pdf. Accessed April 30, 2014.
2. US Department of Health and Human Services. HHS action plan to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/files/Plans/HHS/HHS_Plan_complete.pdf. Published April 8, 2011. Accessed April 30, 2014.
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance |University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 |Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972 | info@michwa.org
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
Therefore, we, the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance, propose the following
proclamation for August 2014:
WHEREAS, we recognize that reaching at-risk or underserved communities is vital to improving
the health of our state’s most vulnerable populations; and,
WHEREAS, Community Health Workers impact the health of vulnerable urban and rural
communities by building trusting relationships with residents as culturally competent members
of those communities and connecting residents to needed health and human service systems;
and,
WHEREAS, more than 700 Community Health Workers who go by dozens of titles serve
Michigan residents, helping manage chronic conditions, develop healthier lifestyles, improve
maternal and child health, increase rates of preventive screenings, and improve access to and
use of health care and social services through outreach, enrollment and patient education; and,
WHEREAS, during this month, we honor and thank Community Health Workers who create
bridges between health and human service providers and community members; and,
WHEREAS, we join with our 25 community partners and more than 300 participants to
encourage state officials, Michigan communities, and health and human service delivery
agencies to participate with the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance and its partners
to honor and recognize the vital impact Community Health Workers have in Michigan and the
role they play as a professional workforce in the delivery of culturally competent health and
social services among populations in need;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rick Snyder, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim August 2014 as
Community Health Worker Appreciation Month in Michigan.
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance |University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 |Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972 | info@michwa.org
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University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972 | info@michwa.org
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Everything you do matters.
CHWs Matter.
hand holding education referrals community organizing cultural mediation
door-to-door outreach advocacy motivational interviewing peer support teambased care Case
family engagement
trustbuilding
environmental
assessment group
Management
and
Care Coordination
instruction recruitment documentation addressing basic needs person-centered
care hand holding education referrals
community organizing cultural mediation
Community-Cultural
Liaison
door-to-door outreach advocacy motivational interviewing peer support teambased care family engagement trustbuilding environmental assessment group
instruction recruitment documentation addressing basic needs person-centered
Community Health Worker
care hand holding education referrals community organizing cultural media-
tion door-to-door outreach advocacy motivational interviewing peer support
team-based
family engagement
environmental assessment
Healthcare
Promotion
andtrustbuilding
Health Coaching
group instruction recruitment documentation addressing basic needs personcentered care hand holding education referrals community organizing cultural
mediation door-to-door Home-Based
outreach advocacy motivational
Support interviewing peer
support team-based care family engagement trustbuilding environmental assessment group instruction recruitment documentation addressing basic needs
person-centered Outreach
care hand holding
education
referrals community
organizing
and
Community
Mobilization
cultural mediation door-to-door outreach advocacy motivational interviewing peer support team-based care
family engagementResearch
trustbuilding environParticipatory
mental assessment group instruction recruitment documentation addressing
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972 | info@michwa.org
basic needs person-centered care hand holding education referrals community
organizing cultural
mediation
System
Navigation
door-to-door outreach advocacy motivational
interviewing peer support team-based care family engagement trustbuilding
environmental
assessment
group instruction recruitment
Everything you do matters.
CHWs Matter.
for everything you do as a CHW
Happy CHW
Appreciation Month!
for everything you do as a CHW
Happy CHW
Appreciation Month!
A CHW is
#CHWsMatter
Why CHWs?
#CHWsMatter
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
WHAT is MiCHWA?
MiCHWA is a group composed of community health workers (CHWs), organizational partners, and other
CHW supporters. MiCHWA’s governance structure includes a management team, a steering committee,
four working groups, and a program evaluation advisory board.
Mission: To promote and sustain the integration of
community health workers into Michigan’s health and human
service systems through coordinated changes in policy and
workforce development.
WHY is MiCHWA needed?
CHWs are frontline public health workers embedded in
communities to reduce health disparities and improve health
equity. CHWs, however, are employed by time-limited grants
that limit the duration and impact of their work.
WHAT has MiCHWA accomplished?
After two full years, MiCHWA’s goal-driven agenda has produced the following:
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Growth of MiCHWA’s networks to over 470 CHWs, health and human service providers, community and
academic organizations, and other supporters statewide
Recommendations for CHW core competencies, roles, and education standards
Creation and dissemination of a policy brief supporting CHW certification, education standards and
reimbursement mechanisms through payers including Medicaid, health plans, and other payers
Establishment of major communication and marketing mechanisms supporting the CHW role and
MiCHWA’s functions, including newsletters, social media, videos, and presentations
Support for CHW peer events and leadership training to develop CHW presence statewide
Drafting of a pilot initiative involving partners statewide that creates a standardized, core competencybased CHW education program directly linked to employment and reimbursement opportunities
WHAT does MiCHWA do?
MiCHWA works with CHWs and other stakeholders on the following goals related to CHW sustainability:
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Strengthen and maintain the infrastructure of MiCHWA
Strengthen and support CHW workforce development and education in Michigan
Identify and develop sustainable policies and financing mechanisms for CHWs in Michigan
Develop and sustain effective communication mechanisms for MiCHWA and CHWs in Michigan
Grow and strengthen a vibrant network of diverse CHWs and CHW supporters throughout Michigan
Develop and implement a process, context, and outcome evaluation of MiCHWA
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
WHAT is MiCHWA working on next?
In 2014, MiCHWA partners will focus on the following activities:
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Launch education, employment, and financing pilots linking sustainability mechanisms needed for the
CHW profession and evaluating its processes and outcomes to assist in scaling the pilots statewide
Collaborate with health plans and the state Medicaid office regarding CHW funding mechanisms
Launch CHW program and evaluation consultancies to assist CHW programs in maintaining funding
Identify and develop oversight and regulatory processes for CHW education and certification
Further develop CHW leadership through training and other continuing education opportunities
Expand MiCHWA’s evaluation through the University of Michigan Curtis Center Program Evaluation
Group, including testing a set of common CHW program indicators for statewide use
Host informational sessions and giving of presentations to key stakeholders, including policymakers,
legislators, funders, providers, and health and human service system executives
Develop and implement organizational sustainability strategies
Launch statewide program survey assessing existing CHW program successes and challenges
WHERE are MiCHWA’s partners?
MiCHWA’s partners are located all across the State of Michigan. Our coalition is comprised of CHWs and
stakeholders from health systems, non-profit community agencies, federally qualified health centers,
academic research units, CHW programs, workforce development organizations, community colleges,
and local health coalitions. Partner organizations are located in cities including Detroit, Dearborn,
Inkster, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Oscoda. CHWs and other
participants are also working in Flint, Jackson, Saginaw, Traverse City, Sault Ste Marie, and Benton
Harbor. MiCHWA actively pursues additional partners and participants, working to include as many
CHWs and CHW stakeholders as possible.
HOW is MiCHWA funded?
MiCHWA is funded by a grant to the University of Michigan
School of Social Work from the Nokomis Foundation of
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Above, CHWs and MiCHWA members gather at the CHW Regional
Potluck in Detroit on June 5, 2013. CHWs met in three cities in June
2013 for community and relationship building.
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
WHO supports MiCHWA?
MiCHWA relies on the participatory support of many stakeholders, including the following:
Ingham County
Community Health
Center
WHY CHWs? Why now?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) specifically cites the use of community
health workers as an effective way of improving health outcomes and names CHWs as an integral part of
the health care team. Additionally, new CMS rulings have opened the door for potential CHW funding
mechanisms. Michigan is looking at effective strategies to implement health care reform to benefit the
health of the State’s vulnerable populations and address social determinants of health. MiCHWA
continues to work toward real change of health and human services delivery in Michigan through the
increased recognition, use, integration, and sustainable financing of CHWs.
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
MiCHWA STEERING COMMITTEE
Staff: Katie Mitchell, MiCHWA Project Coordinator
Goal: Strengthen and maintain the infrastructure of the MiCHWA
WHY A STEERING COMMITTEE?
Per MiCHWA’s guiding principles:
“All members of the MiCHWA Steering Committee participate as equal members
and share responsibility for all phases of the Alliance’s efforts to sustain CHWs, e.g.
identifying relevant policy, sustainability and other critical issues, developing and implementing goals and
objectives to address issues, disseminating outcomes of our efforts, and establishing mechanisms for the
sustainability of the Alliance.”
The Steering Committee is the governing body of MiCHWA. Steering Committee members serve a minimum of one
two year term and participate in monthly Steering Committee meetings.
MiCHWA supports a community participatory approach to decision-making. The Steering Committee represents a
diverse group of CHWs and stakeholders helping to shape the future of CHWs in Michigan.
WHO IS ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE?
The following individuals serve on MiCHWA’s Steering Committee:
Tressa Crosby, Health Project
Willie Davis, Jr., Ingham County Community Health
Center
Laura Fitzpatrick, Health Project
Giuliana Fuentes, Kent Health Plan
Ann Garvin, MDCH
Guy Gauthier, Priority Health
Bomani Gray, Institute for Population Health
Jennifer Guillen, National Kidney Foundation of
Michigan
Rebeca Guzman, Institute for Population Health
Edie Kieffer, U-M School of Social Work
Anne Lee, MHP
Mark Lubberts, Spectrum Health Healthier
Communities
Marta Lugo-Rodriguez, CHASS Center, Inc.
Judi Lyles, MDCH
Gloria Palmisano, CHASS Center, Inc.
Evie Philippi, Spectrum Health Healthier Communities
Tom Rich, American Cancer Society, Inc.
Celeste Lloyd, Spectrum Health Healthier Communities
Mike Spencer, U-M School of Social Work
Claireta Thomas, Community Health Worker
Lisa Todd, WSU School of Medicine
Peggy Vander Meulen, Strong Beginnings
Monica White, Henry Ford Health System
Susie Williamson, Spectrum Health Healthier
Communities
Linda Witte, Grand Rapids Community College
Ex-Officio: Katie Mitchell, MiCHWA
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
MiCHWA EDUCATION & WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP
Chair: Linda Witte, Grand Rapids Community College
Goal: Strengthen and support CHW workforce development and education
in Michigan
OBJECTIVES 2014
The Education & Workforce Working Group is focused on the following
objectives, with coordinating activities, this year:
1) Increase working group membership by 25%
2) Engage and collaborate with CHW employers in order to develop a workforce development plan for the
utilization and sustainability of CHWs in Michigan
3) Determine a recommendation for incumbent worker certification (grandparenting) of CHWs in Michigan
4) Present a recommendation for governance of CHW professional recognition and/or certification in
Michigan to the Steering Committee
ESTABLISHED RECOMMENDATIONS
MiCHWA’s Steering Committee has approved the following, in coordination with this working group:
Curriculum Standard | MiCHWA recommends use of the Minnesota Community Health Worker curriculum as the
certification competency standard for community health workers in Michigan.
Piloting the Curriculum | MiCHWA will pilot the Minnesota curriculum on the East and West sides of the state in
partnership with community colleges, health systems, and community organizations. MiCHWA will work in tandem
with Minnesota curriculum experts to “Michigan-ize” the existing Minnesota curriculum and create a standard for
state use. MiCHWA and its partners are actively seeking funding to launch these pilots.
Certification | MiCHWA supports the development of a certification process for CHWs in Michigan that includes
our core competencies. Certification was strongly supported by employers in our 2012 MiCHWA Employer Survey.
CHW Core Competencies
• Health Promotion
• Advocacy and Outreach
• Community and Personal Strategies
• Teaching and Capacity Building
• Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
• Coordination, Documentation & Reporting
• Communication Skills & Cultural Competence
• Practice (Internship)
CHW Roles
• Outreach and community mobilization
• Community/cultural liaison
• Case management and care coordination
• Home-based support
• Health promotion and health coaching
• System navigation
• Participatory research
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
MiCHWA POLICY & FINANCE WORKING GROUP
Co-Chairs: Tressa Crosby, Health Project (Mercy Health)
Lisa Todd, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Goal: Identify and develop sustainable policies and financing mechanisms
for CHWs in Michigan
OBJECTIVES 2014
The Policy & Finance Working Group is focused on the following objectives,
with coordinating activities, this year:
1) Develop summary detailing return on investment evidence using data compiled by the MiCHWA
Evaluation Board
2) Identify processes, mechanisms, and outreach strategies needed to include CHWs as paid or reimbursed
providers or health care team members within Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare, and other
insurance products and disseminate a policy statement to relevant policy and financing stakeholders
3) Explore and advocate for state action supporting the creation of a Medicaid State Plan Amendment
implementing the Federal Register July 15, 2013 ruling related to payment of non-credentialed providers
4) Monitor and seek opportunities to collaborate with partners and keep up to date on State-level projects
that could impact CHW sustainability in Michigan
5) In collaboration with the MiCHWA Communications working group, create additional products to be used
in communications with decision makers (state legislators, health systems, etc.) and maintain existing
documents
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
As of March 2014, this is where we stand with our progress forward:
ROI & the CHW Business Case | MiCHWA maintains an active database of peer-reviewed and other published
literature detailing return on investment, cost savings, and other cost-related data.
Financing | MiCHWA is actively collecting financing information and hoping to reach key stakeholders this year,
with guidance from several of our partners who are investigating alternative CHW financing strategies.
Medicaid SPA | MiCHWA is advocating for a State Plan Amendment and will be approaching Medicaid this
summer. MiCHWA is gathering needed elements of the SPA now and building our case for the SPA submission.
State Collaboration | MiCHWA intends to create and/or maintain existing partnerships with State of Michigan
CHW projects. This includes a new partnership on a statewide CHW survey, launching this summer.
Product Creation | MiCHWA is creating multiple support documents, including those that highlight CHW roles,
CHWs on teams, different settings CHWs can work in, and how CHWs improve the social determinants of health.
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
MiCHWA CHW NETWORK WORKING GROUP
Co-Chairs: Marta Lugo-Rodriguez, CHASS Center, Inc.
Claireta Thomas, Community Health Worker
Goal: Grow and strengthen a vibrant network of diverse CHWs and CHW
supporters throughout Michigan
OBJECTIVES 2014
The CHW Network Working Group is focused on the following objectives,
with coordinating activities, this year:
1) Increase CHW Network participation by 10%
2) Increase awareness of MiCHWA and the CHW profession by creating a speaker’s bureau of CHWs willing
to conduct outreach, present about CHWs, and recruit other CHWs
3) Increase CHW awareness of MiCHWA activities through monthly working group reports at each monthly
CHW Network meeting
4) Plan, promote, and participate in CHW Month
5) Gather CHWs in person at the regional or state level for peer support at least 4 times
6) Have at least 2 MiCHWA CHW Network members be active members of American Public Health
Association (APHA) CHW section committees in 2014
7) Collaborate with MiCHWA Communications Working Group to establish a reciprocal connection with
other CHW networks nationwide, by sending Network updates on a quarterly basis and by working with at
least two invited guests from at least two different states during CHW Network meetings in 2014
8) Train 10 CHWs to be ambassadors to create a local information session about CHWs
WHY A CHW NETWORK?
The CHW Network is all about CHWs supporting other CHWs.
What is the purpose of the Network?
• To unite CHWs
• To give a place for CHWs to have their voices and
opinions heard
• To provide opportunities for professional growth
• To increase awareness of CHWs in Michigan
What are the benefits of the Network?
• Share experiences, resources, job postings, &
training opportunities
• Empower & strengthen each other
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Provide & receive support from CHWs
Learn from each other & understand each other
Talk about issues from the field with people who
understand what you do
In the Network, we are
• Equal
• Family
• Supportive
• On common ground
• Free to speak boldly
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
MiCHWA COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP
Co-Chairs: Giuliana Fuentes, Kent Health Plan
Celeste Sanchez Lloyd, Spectrum Health
Goal: Develop and sustain effective communications mechanisms for
MiCHWA and CHWs in Michigan
OBJECTIVES 2014
The Communications Working Group is focused on the following
objectives, with coordinating activities, this year:
1) Assist MiCHWA working groups with communications needs as detailed in their objectives and activities
on an ongoing basis as requested
2) Launch and implement a statewide campaign to increase awareness of MiCHWA and CHWs in Michigan
through the Web, social media, email, and product creation and dissemination
3) Update existing MiCHWA communications mechanisms through stakeholder input, review, and
collaboration
HOW DOES MiCHWA USE MEDIA?
Media is a great platform to help CHWs connect and to transmit information about CHWs statewide.
Website | MiCHWA’s website is full of information on CHWs, MiCHWA’s activities, and relevant national activities.
This is the best place to learn more about CHWs in Michigan and beyond. On the website, you can RSVP for events,
find CHW job postings, and take a look at pictures and reports from MiCHWA’s travels: www.michwa.org.
Facebook | Have you liked MiCHWA on Facebook? This is the easiest way to stay in the loop with MiCHWA
activities, including upcoming events and national news. www.facebook.com/MichiganCHWAlliance
Twitter | MiCHWA tweets news, articles, and other updates. Follow us on Twitter @Mi_CHWA.
YouTube | MiCHWA’s YouTube video series, MiCommunity, features CHWs sharing about how they impact their
community. We’re making more videos soon! Check out the current ones on our website.
Promotional Materials | The MiCHWA Communications group creates all MiCHWA documents. This is the best
way to help share with others about who CHWs are and what they do. Check out our fact sheets on our website.
CHW MONTH 2014
August is Michigan’s CHW Month. There many ways you can help spread the word:
share the website | host a social event | tweet us! | share our Facebook updates | submit a profile of the day
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
MiCHWA EVALUATION ADVISORY BOARD
Co-Advisors: Edie Kieffer, University of Michigan School of Social Work
Katie Mitchell, MiCHWA Project Coordinator
Goal: Develop and implement a process, context, and outcome evaluation of
MiCHWA
OBJECTIVES 2014
The Evaluation Advisory Board is focused on the following objectives, with
coordinating activities, this year:
1) Identify and provide initial report of measures and results from return on investment studies of CHW
programs to the MiCHWA Policy & Finance Working Group
2) Study, review, and finalize recommendation of standard common indicators for CHW programs in
Michigan
3) Design, launch, and analyze a statewide CHW Program Survey
4) Complete MiCHWA’s process, context, and outcome evaluation
5) Build capacity for and develop process to implement evaluation consultancies to assist CHW programs
with evaluation needs
6) Collaborate with the Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group (CC-PEG) to determine evaluation needs
and participate in evaluation activities related to MiCHWA’s proposed and funded grants
HOW DOES THE BOARD EVALUATE MiCHWA?
In addition to our evaluation projects, we are conducting an evaluation of how MiCHWA works.
In evaluating MiCHWA’s activities, a collaborative approach has been used to develop and conduct a process,
outcome, and context evaluation. The multiple purposes of the evaluation include, but are not limited to the
following:
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to establish a conceptual framework of MiCHWA, its mission, goals, and objectives,
to gather feedback from a wide range of stakeholders to improve the MiCHWA model and enhance its
impact,
to identify positive and negative Michigan community impacts on MiCHWA,
to identify positive and negative impacts of MiCHWA on the Michigan community,
to document the implementation of MiCHWA strategies for purposes of replication and expansion, and
to use evaluation results to improve the implementation effort and obtain funding for sustainability of
MiCHWA and of community health workers in Michigan.
We are actively seeking CHW participants. To get involved, email Katie Mitchell at mitchkl@umich.edu
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance | University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)
SAMPLE Lunch and Learn OR CHW Appreciation Event Agenda
EVENT TITLE HERE
12:00 Welcome and Introductions
12:05 Icebreaker
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Get creative! Choose an ice break appropriate to your audience.
12:10 Awareness: Who are CHWs and what is CHW Appreciation Month?
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Ask participants what they already know about CHWs
Use MiCHWA CHW 101 toolkit and CHW 101 Presentation provided in “How to Run
CHW Month” packet to describe CHWs and CHW Appreciation Month
Give participants information about MiCHWA (use Working Group Fact Sheets provided
in “How to Run CHW Month” packet)
Include time for question and answer section
12:30 Appreciation: Celebrate all of the amazing work CHWs do!
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Share stories, successes, struggles with CHW-related work and activities
Take time to fill out thank you cards (provided in “How to Run CHW Month” packet) for
CHWs in your organization
12:45 Action: What can we do to support CHWs in Michigan?
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Ask participants to talk about what they have learned today
Ask participants to talk about ways they think they personally could get more involved
in supporting CHW work/MiCHWA
Ask participants to talk about ways they think their organization could get more
involved with CHW work/MiCHWA
12:55 Final Remarks/Ideas
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Encourage participants to visit MiCHWA’s website (www.michwa.org) for more
information and to get involved
Also encourage participants to complete the MiCHWA contract form to get the most upto-date news about CHWs in Michigan
Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance |University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue, Room 3759 |Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
www.michwa.org | 734-615-7972 | info@michwa.org
August 2014: CHW Appreciation Month
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Kick off the month with a MiCHWA presents to
MiCHWA’s “CHW
potluck in your area!
the HIV/AIDS Alliance of
Month” Web page is live:
Michigan
Download your materials
today!
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Have you submitted a
CHW Profile of the day?
Email your submission to
info@michwa.org
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Consider hosting a CHW
lunch and learn at your
workplace this week!
Materials available on
our website
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Registration opens
TODAY for the MiCHWA
Annual Meeting
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9AM: Communications
Working Group Mtg
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Have you read our CHW
Facts of the Day? Check
them out on Facebook
and Twitter
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Consider changing your
social media to reflect
CHW Month. Materials
available on MiCHWA’s
website!
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9AM: Education & Workforce Working Group
Mtg
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11AM: Evaluation
Advisory Board Mtg
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7th Annual Spectrum
Health Community
Health Worker
Conference
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Only a few days left!
What can YOU do to
celebrate CHWs this
month?
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Thanks for a great
month! Be sure to join us
for the MICHWA Annual
Meeting October 8!
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Have you sent us a
#CHWsMatter picture?
Download the sign and
email your pics to
info@michwa.org
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What did you learn at
the Spectrum Health
CHW Conference? Share
with us on social media!
Happy 3rd Birthday,
MiCHWA!
1PM: Policy & Finance
Working Group Mtg