CHW Specific events
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9/24/2026 | Noon-1:00pm | CHW Voices in Data Series: CHW Certificate
Join us September 24th at Noon for the second event in our CHW Voices in Data series! This virtual gathering is an opportunity for Community Health Workers to share their perspectives on how CHW Certificate data (enrollment, graduation, demographic information) is contextualized, interpreted, and used to understand the CHW workforce in Minnesota.
We’ll explore what this data can and cannot tell us, discuss ways to make the information more meaningful, and gather feedback on the CHW Certificate process more broadly. Your lived experience and expertise are essential in helping ensure that CHW data reflects the realities of the field.
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10/5/2026 | Noon-1:00pm | Lunch and Learn: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Join us for a Lunch and Learn session with the American Cancer Society! This session will equip CHWs with practical knowledge about breast cancer, including risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening, early detection, and ways to address common barriers and misconceptions. Participants will learn how to educate community members and connect them with appropriate screening and support resources.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify breast cancer risk factors, signs, symptoms, and the importance of early detection.
- Describe breast cancer screening recommendations and key messages for community education.
- Identify strategies CHWs can use to address screening barriers and connect individuals to resources.
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10/14/2026 | 3:00-4:30pm | October CHW Circle: Making Connections for Diabetes Prevention and Management
Please consider joining this session facilitated by the Minnesota Department of Health Diabetes team. The session will focus on CHWs’ roles in diabetes prevention and management. Featured materials include training modules, billing and reimbursement resources, and practical tools to support chronic disease education, self-management, and connections to care. Participants can expect to engage with CHW peers and apply their knowledge & experience to various scenarios working with people with or at risk for diabetes.
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the role of CHWs in diabetes prevention and management
- Identify learning opportunities, including learning modules and the billing toolkit
- Understand shared risk and protective factors for cardiometabolic conditions, including Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
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10/20/2026 | 2:30-4:30pm | CHWs Shaping the Future of Healthy Aging [In-Person Event]
Nichole Kain with the State of Minnesota’s Long-Range Planning team will join the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance for a fun and engaging in-person session on using stories to help shape statewide decisions. Long-Range Planning helps Minnesota think ahead by coordinating across state agencies and connecting with community. This is an opportunity for community health workers to speak directly to state partners and share stories, experiences, and ideas about healthy aging. Insights shared by CHWs will inform Minnesota’s long-range plans for aging, identify gaps in current approaches, and help guide meaningful change.
This event will include time for networking with other CHWs and snacks!
Facilitator Bio
Nichole Kain, PhD is a long-range planner, gerontologist, and occupational therapist. As Minnesota Management and Budget’s Healthy Aging Senior Fellow she is leading community outreach and research efforts for the Healthy Aging project. Learn more about the project: Healthy Aging / State of Minnesota
Location:
Room 320N, Court International Building
2550 University Ave W., Saint Paul, MN 55114
*Free parking available in the visitor lot