Hawai‘i Community Health Worker Spring 2023 Updates

WHAT’S NEW IN 2023: HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER ASSOCIATION

2022 has brought us great memories as we work diligently to build and establish our Hawai’i Community Health Worker Association (HICHW). We look forward to what 2023 has in store for us, including continuing our monthly Community Health Worker (CHW) Only Meetings, quarterly ally meetings, regional meetings, and more training for CHWs! 

This year, we will host our 2023 Regional Meetings between June and July! Our Island Representatives are hard at work scheduling dates and securing venues to gather local CHWs on each island. These meetings will be focused on recapping 2022, more discussion around CHW sustainability pathways, and how to continue growing with us as an association! To receive updates on when our Regional Meetings will take place, subscribe to receive email notifications and if you are a CHW, attend our monthly CHW only meetings. See below for more details on subscribing and participating in our meetings. 

LUNCH AND LEARN WITH US!

Our HICHW Workforce Development team will launch monthly Lunch and Learns to assist in the development of the CHW profession. 

This specific time slot is allotted for CHWs to receive training and participate in discussions desired by CHWs. To check out our current trainings available and to register, visit hichw.org/training-and-services. Upcoming trainings in 2023 will include tobacco cessation intervention, asthma, and other activities on chronic diseases. In addition, potential topics in the works include expanding discussion on built environment efforts and self-care for CHWs. 

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Are you interested in working as a CHW or Bilingual Health Aide (BHA)? Hawai‘i Public Health Institute is hiring CHWs and BHA and will deploy them to outside organizations to help address COVID-19-related illness and other chronic disease conditions. Organizations we are partnering up with include: 

• KTA Super Stores on Hawai‘i Island
• Maika‘i Health on Hawai‘i Island
• Mauliola Pharmacy on Maui
• Catholic Charities on O‘ahu
• Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority on O‘ahu
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies on O‘ahu

 To become a part of this team, visit hiphi.org/employment. 

For other CHW-related job openings, visit the hichw.org/employment page today! 

GET INVOLVED

Check out our hichw.org website and learn more about ways to get involved: 

Join A Committee: Tak an active role in the association to share skills, knowledge and expertise by joining a committee: 

• Advocacy and Policy
• Hui Ho‘okahua (Aloha Committee)
• Conference Planning
• Communications/Marketing
• Governance
• Membership/Network/Recruitment/Nominations
• Workforce Development/Resources

Events: Our CHW Only Meetings occur every month on the third Thursday. Add these meeting details directly to your calendar: 

April CHW Only Meeting – 04/20/23 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

STAY CONNECTED

• Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @HawaiiCHWA to stay connected with the association and all CHW happenings throughout Hawai‘i. 
• Join our listserv to get monthly newsletters and additional resources sent directly to you: Stay Informed. 

To learn more about how you can support CHWs throughout the state of Hawai‘i, please contact Rosi Handy at rosilyn@hiphi.org or (808) 591-6508 ext.11.