The Center for Community Health Alignment

03/13/2026

Join envision for an upcoming webinar on March 17 at 11a PT / 12p MT / 1p CT / 2p ET!

From Strategy to Action: Practical Tools for CHW Integration & Sustainability

Get a preview of three new CHW toolkits that support financial sustainability strategies and effective CHW integration across health care and public health departments. In this 90-minute webinar, authors from envision, The Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA), and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WI DHS) will introduce their toolkits with an overview of what’s inside and explain how to get started. The webinar will conclude with a live Q&A session, giving participants the opportunity to engage directly with the toolkit authors and ask questions about implementation and use. Register here: https://loom.ly/uicElAg



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03/08/2026

The Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA) is building a collective of subject-matter experts to support future Community Health Worker (CHW) training through a brief, virtual review process. We will use the Delphi technique, a structured method that gathers expert feedback through short online surveys, to ensure our curricula reflect current practice, cultural responsiveness, and real-world application.

Our trainings are created by CHWs. This process allows us to incorporate additional expertise from both CHW workforce leaders and content-area specialists. Participation is flexible and conducted on an as-needed, as-available basis. To join our expert panel list, please complete this form: https://loom.ly/E7e00kg

Thank you for helping strengthen the CHW workforce.

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03/07/2026

University of South Carolina students — we’re hiring!

The Center for Community Health Alignment is hiring a student professional interested in marketing, communications, and public health strategy. This is an opportunity to gain applied experience while contributing to meaningful community health initiatives. Visit https://www.communityhealthalignment.org/marketing-and-comms-student-assistant to learn more about apply today.



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03/06/2026

Just published in Frontiers in Public Health: Translating community voices to build meaningful engagement: a Community Health Worker led study

In this study, CHWs facilitated conversations with residents across South Carolina to understand barriers and facilitators of authentic community involvement. Themes like trust, power sharing, historical context, and local priorities emerged as central to meaningful engagement. Findings directly informed the new Prioritizing Long-lasting Actionable Community Engagement & Equity (P.L.A.C.E.) Academy, a community-driven curriculum to support authentic engagement and health equity.

This is a must-read for practitioners, researchers, and advocates working at the intersection of community engagement, equity, and public health.

Center for Applied Research and Evaluation-CARE

Read the full article: https://loom.ly/Z-Dse5o

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03/02/2026

02/26/2026

Are you an active CHW ready to expand your knowledge and make a bigger impact on your community? The PREFER CHW Training Program is your chance to gain valuable skills in genetics and learn how to support your community in accessing genetic clinical services and research. Apply by Friday March 13, 2026 at https://redcap.link/preferspr26

The PREFER CHW Training Program (PaRtnEring to build understanding oF gEnomics Responsibly) is a virtual course where you will learn:
• How to collect and use family health history
• Navigate genetics resources
• Information about genetic conditions like hereditary cancers (breast, ovarian, colorectal) and sickle cell disease
• About ethical issues related to genetics research

Key Information
Start Date: Week of April 13, 2026
End of Course: Week of June 15, 2026
• Course is delivered through pre-recorded videos and four scheduled virtual meeting
• Participants complete a practical applications project
• You will be compensated for completing the course
• You will receive a certificate of completion for 20 hours of learning

Questions? Email PREFERCHWAHWFB@advocatehealth.org
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02/25/2026

CHW Program Learning Series

This digital learning series is designed to equip public health departments and CHW-supporting organizations with strategies for CHW integration, program evaluation, and sustainability. Developed by CHW and ally experts, the series consists of four modules, each with four lessons.

The Modules
1 - Organizational Readiness - CCHA helps you assess your organization’s readiness to support CHWs
2 - CHW Standards - Introduces the National C3 Council’s core roles and competencies
3 - CHW Research and Evaluation - CHW-CRE promotes participatory, CHW-led approaches
4 - CHW Financial Sustainability - Introduces envision’s invaluable Financial Sustainability Toolkit
envision created these in collaboration with the Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA), the National Council on CHW Core Consensus Standards (C3 Council), and the Community Health Worker Center for Research and Evaluation (CHW-CRE).

Visit https://www.envisionchws.org/learningseries1-promo to get started today.



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02/20/2026

University of South Carolina students — we’re hiring!

The Center for Community Health Alignment is hiring a student professional interested in marketing, communications, and public health strategy. This is an opportunity to gain applied experience while contributing to meaningful community health initiatives. Visit https://www.communityhealthalignment.org/marketing-and-comms-student-assistant to learn more about apply today.



Alt text: Square graphic that reads “Now Hiring: Marketing and Communications Assistant.” The image invites viewers to scan a QR code or visit a URL to read the full student assistant position. A QR code appears centered on the graphic, and the URL communityhealthalignment.org/marketing-and-comms-student-assistant is displayed at the bottom. The design features the Center for Community Health Alignment logo and brand colors.