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Hello CHWs, Community Partners and Trusted Messengers,
Thank you all again for your ongoing efforts to support community through the COVID-19 pandemic. I am reaching out to you in partnership, to ask that you please help me to spread the word about an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Community Health Workers (they may also identify as Promotores, Community Health Advocates, or trusted messengers) at the Washington State Department of Health Offices in Tumwater on Saturday, April 17th. The clinic will be providing vaccinations between 9 am to 3:15 pm, with slots reserved specifically for CHWs and their eligible family members (family members must be 18 or older to be eligible) between 9 and 11 am.
The Washington State Department of Health recognizes Community Health Workers are a critical part of the healthcare workforce and play an important role in supporting community members through the COVID-19 pandemic. Many community health workers are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine but may face barriers accessing the vaccine.
Please help us to spread the word about this vaccine clinic and get CHWs registered.
I have included a few key points about the vaccine clinic below, and with more details about the upcoming vaccine clinic below including general information, how to register, and day of vaccine clinic. This information is provided in English and Spanish. The document below includes an active link to register for the CHW vaccine clinic - please share it thoughtfully. We ask that you only use this link to register CHWs and their eligible family members. Please do not post this link on Social Media.
CHW Vaccine Clinic Details (includes links to registration)
Parking Garage Layout
CHW Vaccine Clinic at DOH in Tumwater on 4/17:
- Vaccine appointments between 9 and 11 am are reserved for CHWs and their families, however CHWs and their eligible family members can register for any available appointment between 9 am and 3:15 pm.
- The COVID-19 vaccine is free however you may be asked about your health insurance during your registration (health insurance may be billed but there is no out of pocket payment required).
- No proof of employment needed.
- You do not have to live in Thurston County, it is okay to travel from other parts of Washington State to participate in this clinic.
- DOH will be using the Moderna Vaccine between 9 and 11 am (requires 2 doses spaced approximately 28 days apart). DOH will be using the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine (only requires 1 dose) from 11:15 until 3:15.
- If you get the Moderna vaccine, DOH will reach out to you after your first dose to schedule your second dose.
- If you would prefer to get the Johnson and Johnson 1-dose vaccine (you do not need to return for a second dose) please sign up for an appointment at 11:15 or after.
- PrepMod is an active link for scheduling-intended for those already eligible, it will not require a demonstration of eligibility. Please only share this link with CHWs and their eligible family members.
- If CHWs would like assistance with registration they can call our Care Connect WA hotline is 1-800-525-0127 which will be available 9 am to 5 through April 16. For callers that prefer to connect in a language other than English, Interpretation services are available on through this hotline.
- The vaccine clinics will be staffed by nurses only from 9-11:00 am, and by a National Guard Medical Team for the rest of the day. Individuals that may feel hesitant to receive their vaccine from members of the military should schedule a morning appointment.
- If you have interpretation needs other than Spanish language needs, for the vaccine clinic please contact me so we can best meet interpretation needs.
Please contact Anne.FarrellSheffer@doh.wa.gov if you would like any additional information. Thank you for sharing this out with your networks!
Saludos Promotores/CHW, Socios de la Comunidad y Mensajeros de Confianza,
Gracias nuevamente por sus esfuerzos continuos en apoyar a comunidad a través de la pandemia COVID-19. Les estoy contactando en asociación, para pedirles que por favor me ayuden a difundir la noticia de una próxima clínica de vacunas COVID-19 para Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios (pueda que también se identifiquen como Promotores, Defensoras de Salud de la Comunidad, o mensajeros de confianza) en las oficinas del Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington en Tumwater el sábado, el 17 de abril. La clínica proveerá vacunas entre 9:00 am a 3:15 pm, con cupos reservados específicamente para los CHWs y sus miembros de familia elegibles (miembros de familia han de tener 18 años y mayor para ser elegible) entre 9:00 y 11:00 am.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington reconoce que los Trabajadores de salud comunitarios son una parte crítica de la fuerza de trabajo de atención médica, y desempeñan un papel importante en el apoyo a los miembros de la comunidad a través de la pandemia COVID-19. Muchos trabajadores de la salud comunitaria son elegibles para la vacuna COVID-19, pero pueden enfrentarse a barreras para acceder a la vacuna. Como recordatorio, los CHW son elegibles para la vacuna COVID-19 si están trabajando cerca de miembros de la comunidad altamente vulnerables con mayor riesgo de transmisión o exposición a la enfermedad.
Por favor, ayúdenos a difundir la noticia sobre esta clínica de vacunas y a registrar a los CHW.
He incluido algunos puntos claves sobre la clínica de vacunas a continuación, y con más detalles sobre la próxima clínica de vacunas abajo, incluyendo información general, cómo registrarse y el día de la clínica de vacunas. Esta información se proporciona en inglés y español. La información abajo incluye un enlace activo para registrarse en la clínica de la vacuna CHW, por favor compártelo cuidadosamente. Le pedimos que solamente use este enlace para registrar a los CHWs y sus miembros de familia elegibles. Por favor, no publique este enlace en las redes sociales.
Guía Clínica de la Vacuna para los CHW (incluye lances para inscripción)
Instrucciones de Parkeo/Estacionamiento
CHW Vaccine Clinic en DOH en Tumwater el 4/17:
- Citas para la vacuna entre 9:00 y 11:00 am están reservadas para CHWs y sus familias, sin embargo, los CHWs y sus miembros de familia elegibles pueden registrarse para cualquiera cita disponible entre 9:00 y 3:15 pm.
- La vacuna COVID-19 es gratuita incluso se le puede preguntar sobre su seguro médico durante su registro (el seguro médico puede ser facturado, pero no se requiere pago de su bolsillo.)
- No se necesita prueba de empleo.
- Usted no tiene que vivir en el condado de Thurston, está bien viajar desde otras partes del estado de Washington para participar en esta clínica.
- El DOH estará vacunando con la vacuna Moderna entre 9:00 y 11:00 (requiere 2 dosis espaciadas con aproximadamente 28 días de diferencia.) DOH estará utilizando la vacuna de Johnson y Johnson (que solo requiere una dosis) de 11:15 hasta las 3:15 pm.
- Si recibe la vacuna Moderna, DOH le contactara después de su primera dosis, cuando programe su segunda dosis.
- Si prefiere de tomar la vacuna de Johnson y Johnson, la vacuna de solo una dosis, (no tiene que regresar para una segunda dosis) por favor regístrese para una cita a las 11:15 o después.
- Prepmod es un enlace activo para la programación de aquellos que ya son elegibles, no requerirá una demostración de elegibilidad. Por favor, solo hay que compartir este enlace con CHWs y sus miembros de familia elegibles.
- Si los CHW les gustarían asistencia con la registración, pueden llamar a nuestro Care Connect WA línea directa al 1-800-525-0127 lo cual estaría disponible entre 9:00 am a 3:15 pm hasta abril 17. Para llamadoras que prefieren conectar en un idioma aparte de inglés, servicios de interprete estarían disponibles por medio de esta línea.
- Las clínicas de vacunación serán atendidas por enfermeras sólo de 9:00 a 11:00 am, y por un Equipo Médico de la Guardia Nacional por el resto del día. Las personas que puedan sentirse dudosas a recibir su vacuna de los miembros del ejército deben programar una cita matutina.
- Si tiene necesidades de interpretación distintas del idioma español para la clínica de vacunas por favor póngase en contacto conmigo para que podamos satisfacer mejor las necesidades de interpretación.
Por favor, póngase en contacto Anne.FarrellSheffer@doh.wa.gov si desea cualquier información adicional. ¡Gracias por compartir esto con sus redes!
Sabemos que este es trabajar con respuesta rápida y agradecemos su apoyo.
 La Coalición de Trabajadores de la Salud Comunitaria para Migrantes y Refugiados presenta un taller para jardineros y trabajadores agrícolas en el estado de Washington sobre la seguridad de los pesticidas y los derechos de los trabajadores.
Detalles del Taller
El jueves 29 de abril
6:30 - 8:30 de la tarde
El taller es en español y virtual por Zoom.
Los participantes recibirán una tarjeta de regalo de $25 para Walmart o Amazon. Cualquier información personal es confidencial y protegida.
Llame o envíe un mensaje de texto para registrarse: (253) 330-0242
The CHW Coalition for Migrants and Refugees is hosting a workshop for gardeners and agricultural workers in Washington regarding pesticide safety and rights.
Workshop Details
Thursday, April 29, 2021
6:30-8:30pm
Virtual, Zoom
Spanish Only
Participants will receive a $25 gift card to Walmart or Amazon. Any personal information is kept confidential and protected.
Contact to register: (253) 330-0242
Space is limited; please email CHW/P Training Center Director, Odilia Garcia odiliagarcia@elsolnec.org, for your opportunity to join the training sessions.
Training courses include:
CHW/Promotor Basics
April 22 (English and Spanish)
The Role of the CHW/Promotor and the Use of Popular Education
April 23 (English and Spanish)
CHW/Promotor First-line Responders after a Natural Disaster
April 26, 28, and 29 (Spanish only)
El Sol will email you a confirmation of attendance if we have an opening.
Join us at The Virtual Spring Intensive Training for Promotoras de Salud & Community Health Workers! This year’s Promotoras and CHW Training will be a virtual 2-day event, including various workshops and activities. We will focus on COVID response and prevention, Community Health Worker & Promotora Wellness and more. You will not want to miss our energizing keynote, trainings from Vision y Compromiso and various panels filled with our brilliant promotoras de salud from WA, OR & CA! We will channel all of the energia of our in person training into our virtual event with musica, dancing, movement and café con chisme. This event will be led in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation. We will be using popular education techniques. Our draft Agenda is attached above and copied below, we will share a more detailed agenda nearing the training. Each participant must register individually online and the first 100 attendees will receive a conference care package. We have limited spots so please register as soon as possible! If you have questions or need support to register please contact Maribel Montes de Oca, mmontesdeoca@nwrpca.org, (206) 519-5053.
Event Page: https://www.nwrpca.org/event/springpromotoras
Registration: https://www.nwrpca.org/events/register.aspx?id=1507575
Capacitación Virtual Intensiva para Promotoras de Salud y Community Health Workers
¡Acompañenos en la Capacitación Virtual Intensiva para Promotoras de Salud y Community Health Workers este año será un evento virtual de 2 días, que incluirá varios talleres y actividades. Nos enfocaremos en la respuesta y prevención de COVID, el Bienestar de Promotoras y Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios y más. ¡No querrá perderse nuestro energizante discurso, las capacitaciones de Vision y Compromiso y varios paneles llenos de nuestras brillantes promotoras de salud de WA, OR y CA! Canalizaremos toda la energía de nuestro entrenamiento presencial en nuestro evento virtual con música, baile, movimiento y café con chisme. Este evento se llevará a cabo en español con interpretación simultánea en inglés. Usaremos técnicas de educación popular. Nuestro borrador de Agenda se adjunta arriba y se copia a continuación, compartiremos una agenda más detallada cerca de la capacitación. Cada participante debe registrarse individualmente en línea y los primeros 100 asistentes recibirán un paquete de cariño para la conferencia. Tenemos espacio limitadp, ¡así que regístrese lo antes posible! Si tiene preguntas o necesita ayuda para registrarse, comuníquese con Maribel Montes de Oca, mmontesdeoca@nwrpca.org, (206) 519-5053.
Pagina del Evento: https://www.nwrpca.org/event/springpromotoras
Registro: https://www.nwrpca.org/events/register.aspx?id=1507575
The Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) announces the launch of a free on-line telehealth training course for family advocates and other program staff to help families access services by telehealth and use them well.
The course gives a foundation of knowledge about telehealth and where to find telehealth resources to help families connect to services by telehealth. The seven modules are:
1) Introduction to Telehealth
2) Overview of Telehealth Visits
3) Telehealth Technology
4) Best Practices for Telehealth Visits in a Patient’s Home
5) Telehealth Policy and Legal Issue
6) Coverage for Telehealth
7) Family Resources for Telehealth
A course completion certificate is provided. The estimated time to complete the seven modules is less than two hours. To register and start the course, please go to: https://www.familytelehealthtraining.org/
This project is developed as a collaboration of the western states Family to Family Health Information Centers (including WA PAVE) and Maternal and Child Public Health partners and the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center. The funding was received from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs through their Health Resources and Services Administration CARES Act funded telehealth project. The project will also include translation of telehealth information for consumers into multiple languages, which should be available soon. For more information about the WSRGN and/or its telehealth activities, please go to www.westernstatesgenetics.org.
You are welcome to share this with partners.
Denise Smith, NACHW’s Executive Director, was recently interviewed by Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation:
Strengthening the Community Health Workforce Can Help Improve Healthcare Access for Communities of Color
CHWs play a key role in connecting communities with healthcare in a trusted and culturally competent way—they need to be fully recognized and integrated into health systems.
The Johnson & Johnson Our Race to Health Equity platform, a $100 million commitment over the next five years, aspires to take on the inequities rooted in systemic racism that threaten health in communities of color across the United States. A key component of the platform focuses on supporting the work of Community Health Workers (CHWs) by partnering with organizations such as the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW).
As members of the communities they serve, CHWs play a key role in connecting their communities with the healthcare system in a trusted and culturally competent way. Yet they are not fully recognized and integrated into health systems. I sat down with Denise Octavia Smith, MBA, CHW, PN, Executive Director of NACHW to discuss the urgency and importance of the work in this area.
Read more here.
This is a wonderful resource for people 60 and over and people living with dementia (any age).
The Northwest Justice Project team is offering free assistance with the following:
- Power of Attorney for Finances
- Power of Attorney for Health Care
- Health Care Directive ("Living Will")
Thursday, May 6
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (by phone or video chat)
Call 206-707-7281 by April 25 to receive a call back for screening and scheduling.
More information at www.nwjustice.org/dac.
This is funded through a legislative proviso received by the Washington State Dementia Action Collaborative.
 This infographic shows how Community Health Workers (CHWs) promote health equity and improve public health. The CHW workforce is diverse, growing, and drawing attention to its ability to address determinants of poor health. As trusted advocates, educators and counselors embedded in their communities, CHWs facilitate culturally competent service delivery. Tapping into this workforce can strengthen the response to COVID-19 and address longstanding inequities.
More information at https://www.nihcm.org
This is a free event co-sponsored by Family Care Network, PeaceHealth, Chuckanut Health Foundation, and North Sound Accountable Community of Health.
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2021
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location : Virtual (Zoom)
CME- 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ *
Events of the last year have brought increased attention to the pain of health inequities impacting people of color in the United States. This conference is led by a grassroots group of health care providers in Whatcom and Skagit County who want to better serve the needs of all of our patients and our community as a whole.
Goals:
1. Examine the extent of racial health disparities in our own community, clinic settings and hospitals.
2. Understand the history and context of race relations in Whatcom and Skagit counties and how this may impact our relationships with patients.
3. Identify how implicit bias may influence interactions between patients, medical providers, and the healthcare team, and how this impacts care delivery.
4. Identify strategies to increase recruitment and retention of BIPOC health care team members.
5. Identify actionable steps to reduce health disparities and improve health equity within one’s own clinical practice and organization.
- Community Health Worker, United Healthcare - Vancouver, WA
- Peer Navigator, Career Path Services - Spokane, WA
- ECEAP/Safe Haven Teacher Support, YWCA Spokane - Spokane, WA
- Employment Peer Specialist, Passages Family Support - Spokane, WA
- Housing Peer Specialist, Passages Family Support - Spokane, WA
- Immigrant Health Equity Advocate, Northwest Health Law Advocates - Seattle, WA
- Eviction Resolution Specialist, Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center - Bellingham, WA
- Lifeline Connections has many openings.
- CHAS has many openings.
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