Community Health Workers

Clarence and Stan chat with Angela Fields, Kristin Godfrey Walters, and Nasadir Mohamed about the scope and importance of Community Health Workers. Angela Fields - Associate Executive Director of Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance - has a career in working throughout the community to expand community health relations. Similarly, Kristin Godfrey Walters - Community Health Worker Training Program and Community Engagement Director for the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division of the Minnesota Department of Health - plans, implements, evaluates, disseminates information, and recommends policies and practices to support the enhancement of the Community Health Worker workforce in Minnesota. Lastly, Nasadir Mohamed - Community Health Worker Training Program Data Coordinator - directs data coordination and program management by developing, implementing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on assessment and evaluation activities for the training program.These three folks bring an array of knowledge and experiences to community health work. More about the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance can be found here: https://mnchwalliance.org/More about the Community Health Worker Training Program can be found here: https://mnchwalliance.org/community-health-worker-training-program/Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/