CHWs at Dieciseis de Septiembre Parade 2019
Community Engagement Event
September 14, 2019. A group of Community Health Worker students from the Community Health Worker Program at Northwest Vista College led a team of Certified Community Health Workers in a walk along the Guadalupe, Calavera and Cesar Chavez Streets in the Westside of San Antonio during the Dieciseis de Septiembre Parade. Our team joined the Annual Avenida Guadalupe Association’s Parade alongside other community organizations in celebration of Mexico’s Independence.
CHWs engage and participate in cultural and community events to honor our community. We live with, work and serve members from this community and therefore our presence and active participation is a way to remind community members of the mutual collaboration and shared goals we have in common.
A special thanks to our colleagues members of the organizing committee who helped organize our participation in this community event. Robert Gomez, Frank Morales, Ludivina Hernandez, Cynthia Parker, Isabel Vasquez, Dr. Fernando Martinez and Guadalupe Cornejo thank you for your time and leadership.
San Antonio Metro Health is Hiring
Attention DSHS Certified Community Health Workers
Metro Health has two openings for two full time community health workers:
The Asthma Community Health Worker will be doing case management for the SA BREATHE program; applications accepted up to September 19th – https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanantoniotx/jobs/2561910/asthma-community-health-worker?department[0]=SA%20Metro%20Health%20District&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
The Healthy Neighborhoods Community Health Worker will be working with primarily on the Westside of San Antonio on the strategies related to tobacco-free living, breastfeeding promotion, and referrals to community programs; applications accepted up to September 30th – https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanantoniotx/jobs/2571175/community-health-worker?department[0]=SA%20Metro%20Health%20District&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
The 14th Annual Texas health Literacy Conference – Apply for a Scholarship
Colleagues,
The 14th Annual Texas health Literacy conference will take place on October 3-4, 2019.
This conference is one of the best conferences held in San Antonio that pertains to our field of Community Health.
If you are able to commit to attend both days, including the evening panel and keynote session, please send me your name, email address and phone number and I will submit the list to Liz to apply for the scholarship.
Please carefully review your calendar and personal
commitments and determine if this is something
you want to do. Out of respect and to be good stewards of the funds
being dedicated to sponsor the registration fee, we ask you to examine
your availability before putting your name on the list.
This is on first come, first served basis. Only 20 entries available.
To Apply, email me your information at mcornejo2@alamo.edu
For information about the conference and Health Collaborative, visit the links below.
