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
Registration is closed.
Interested in Exhibiting?
Each vendor receives one 6'x30" table and select meal tickets.
Social 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.
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
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