Kansas Community
Health Worker Symposium

Cultivating Health, Healing & Balance to Strengthen CHW in Kansas

June 14-15, 2023 • Rhatigan Student Center

Wichita State University • Wichita, KS

 


Registration

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Each vendor receives one 6'x30" table and select meal tickets. 

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Social Tap Drinkery logo; Tap in. Hang outSocial Gathering at the Social Tap

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 | 4:30 PM
4510 E 19TH ST N SUITE 101, WICHITA, KS 67208

You are cordially invited to an engaging social tap gathering! We would like to connect with you and unwind over a delightful evening - come and join us!

 

 


Parking

Parking for the symposium has been reserved in Lot 9W, south of the RSC.

CHW Parking map of lot 9W with directions to the RSC

 


Agenda

June 14 • Pre-Symposium
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Welcome & Introductions 
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Mental Health First Aid Project | Katie Schoenhoff and Monica Simpson

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Motivational Interviewing Practice | Juliane Walker

4:00 pm Adjourn
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Social Gathering @ the Social Tap
June 15 • Cultivating Health, Healing & Balance to Strengthen CHW in Kansas
8:00 am – 9:00 am  Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:30 am

Welcome & Opening Plenary 

10:35am – 11:00 am Visit Vendor & Sponsor booths
11:00 am – 11:55 am

Breakout Sessions 

Walking Alongside Grief | Joy Bishop 

CHWs And Incarceration | Linda Gibson

Fearless and Female: Personal Safety and Self-Defense at Work, Home or Play | Cindy Coughenour 

Is Self Care Out of Your Comfort Zone? | Franchon Frances 

12:05 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch & Networking
1:05 pm – 2:00 pm

CHW Café  

Mental Health First Aid (Spanish)  | Celia Ruiz

Mental Health First Aid (English)  | Callie Dyer

Chronic Disease Management (Spanish)  | Guadalupe Tredway & Santa Moreno

Chronic Disease Management (English)  | Kim Downes

Breastfeeding (English)  | Brenda Bandy

Breastfeeding (Spanish)  | Diana Lady

KDHE Peer Groups (Spanish)  | Crystal Rodriguez

KDHE Peer Groups (English)  | Sasha Bliss

2:05 pm – 2:15 pm Break & refreshments
2:20 pm – 3:15 pm Kansas CHW Coalition Meeting
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm Facilitated Planning & Closing Session | WSU CPHI

     


2023 CHW Symposium Sponsors

WSU CEI

Reach healthcare logo SHP
COPE
UHC
KDHE UMHMF
Ucare company logo

 

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