Webinar: The Unique Role of Community Health Workers in Dementia Efforts

ASTHO and the BOLD Public Health Centers of Excellence will hold a webinar highlighting a new BOLD report and new ASTHO e-learning module. Speakers will explore how community health workers (CHWs) can leverage their unique core competencies to address dementia risk reduction, early detection, and caregiving, as well as how health agencies can better integrate the CHW workforce into dementia efforts.

Speakers:  

• Corinne Gillenwater, MPH, Senior Analyst, Chronic Disease and Health Improvement, ASTHO  
• Megan DeNubila-Griffin, MPH, CPH, Assistant Director, Chronic Disease and Health Improvement, ASTHO  
• Mickal Lewis, MPH, CHW, Associate Director, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Risk Reduction, Alzheimer’s Association  
• Alexandra Nordyke, Senior Research Coordinator, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Early Detection of Dementia, New York University
• Elma Johnson, MPH, Coordinator, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving, University of Minnesota  

• Milagrosa (Millie) Seguinot, CCHW, President, Community Health Workers Association of Connecticut and Ambassador, National Association of Community Health Workers  

  
  Date: Tuesday, December 2, at 2:00 p.m.