Transforming Healthcare in Missouri VIII
This event is open to stakeholders in the discussion of CHW care models. Registration is required.
The Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy, and Economics Research will host the eighth event of their Transforming Healthcare in Missouri series — Bridging the Gaps with Community Health Workers from Global to Local and Back—on Friday, September 22nd from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Delmar DivINe.
The Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy, and Economics Research will facilitate a convening to amplify the impact of community health work through policy translation. This event will include presentations and breakout sessions with expert leaders in the community health worker (CHW) and public health fields to address what is needed to scale this model, looking both locally and globally at the evidence of CHWs’ value in healthcare and population health.
This event is free and open to stakeholders in the discussion of CHW models. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required. Please contact us at cahsper@wustl.edu with any questions or concerns.
| 9:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 10:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction Timothy McBride, PhD Bernard Becker Professor, Brown School, Washington University Co-Director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research, Institute for Public Health |
| 10:15 a.m. | Setting the Stage Ciearra “CJ” Walker, DrPH(c), MPH President & CEO, St Louis Community Health Worker Coalition Erika Saleski, MPP KS Community Health Worker Coalition |
| 10:45 a.m. | Panel Discussion Moderated by CJ Walker and Abigail Barker, PhD Jay-Dee Bush, CTA, CHW-C Community Health Worker Certified Diversity Facilitrainer (CDFT) City of Columbia-Columbia/Boone County PHHS Keely Finney, LCSW Founder of Rejuvenating Comprehensive Services St. Louis Regional Health Commission Patient Advisory Board Member Kaleb Thompson Community Health Worker, Family Care Health Center Juliet Simone, MPH, MBA Chief Program Officer, Oasis Vickie Misuraco Community Health Worker, Mercy |
| 11:45 a.m. | Emerging Evidence at the State and Local Levels Angela Herman-Nestor, MPA, CPHQ, PCMH-CCE Director of Health Care Transformation and Quality Initiatives Missouri Primary Care Association Amanda Stoermer, MSW Chief of Staff; Vice President of Health Equity & Culture St. Louis Integrated Health Network Shanequa Tolliver, CHW, MS, MHOE Project Manager for the Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Partnership St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Policy Overview Abigail Barker, PhD Research Associate Professor, Brown School, Washington University Associate Director for Policy Partnerships, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research |
| 1:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions · Learning from Existing Global Models CJ Walker, Facilitator · Developing and Refining Models Supporting Aging in Place Natalie Galucia, Facilitator · Developing and Refining Models for Full CHW Integration in the Medical Establishment Anne Trolard, Facilitator · Learning from Other States’ Policies for CHW Reimbursement Abigail Barker, Facilitator |
| 2:30 p.m. | Group Report Out to All Attendees Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine Co-Director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research, Institute for Public Health |
| 2:50-3 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
Delmar DivINe is located at 5501 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112. Get directions.
Parking is available in the Belt Parking lot located off of Belt Avenue, and directly across the street from the main entrance of Delmar DivINe. View the parking map.
If you have any accessibility needs, please contact Emily Hickner at ehickner@wustl.edu. We need to be notified at least five business days prior to the event to guarantee accommodation for interpretation and CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services.
Please contact Kateri Chapman-Kramer at kgchapman-kramer@wustl.edu with any questions.