New Mexico Community Health Workers' Place

Things are moving forward in the certification world! Thanks to all who "attended" my presentation on CHW certification and training at the NMCHWA quarterly training. I've put my presentation up in the "download reports" section of this website, so those of you who weren't there (or were in Las Cruces and got cut off halfway through) can access it and review it. Thanks, too, to NMCHWA, UNM, and all the host sites for the use of teleconference technology. I know it wasn't perfect, but it was really nice not to have to drive 5 or 6 hours to a meeting!

After the presentation, there were some excellent questions. I responded as well as I could to those questions, but i'd like to have CHWs and employers weigh in.

1. Are the requirements stringent enough?
   
2. How will certification affect CHWs who live and work in Mexico, but who work with programs in New Mexico?
   
3. How long will it take?
   
4. How can CHWs help to move the process forward?
   

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