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Safe Home Visits for CHWs and CHRs | July 21, 2022

Date of Presentation: July 21, 2022

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Community Health Representative  

Keywords: #chr  #chw  #community health respresentative  #community health worker  #cultural communication  

Home visits are an important and rewarding part of the CHR job and are often critical to building relationships and supporting patients with chronic conditions. Conducting safe and effective home visits requires preparation – in this presentation, Paige Menking, board member for the National Association of CHWs, will cover the necessary precautions to take to ensure your physical safety during a home visit so you can best serve your patients and clients.

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Presented by:

Paige Menking

Paige Menking is a CHW ally who has spent over a decade working with CHWs in the southwest and nationally on trainings, research, and policy around CHW practice and scope of work. She is on the board for the National Association of CHWs and on the leadership team for the APHA CHW section. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she enjoys gardening, baking, and hiking.

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Date added: June 28, 2022