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Southeast Ohio Community Health Worker Conference (November 12, 2025)
Program Information
This full-day continuing education program provides community health workers (CHWs) with practical tools and evidence-based strategies to strengthen their professional practice and community impact. Participants will engage in sessions on effective documentation, interpreting statewide CHW workforce assessment results, and understanding the social return on investment of CHW programs. Additional topics include resource navigation and self-care—key components for sustaining wellness and effectiveness in the field. Attendees will also have opportunities for networking, connecting with vendors, and professional development activities such as headshots and resume support.
Afternoon breakout sessions will focus on skill-building in areas directly relevant to CHW practice, including de-escalation techniques, client mental health support, diabetes management, and job readiness. The program will conclude with an in-depth session on trauma-informed care, equipping CHWs to recognize and respond sensitively to trauma in community settings. By the end of the day, participants will have expanded their knowledge, enhanced their confidence, and gained practical tools to improve service delivery and community outcomes.
For an agenda: Southeast Ohio Community Health Worker Conference – Center for Community Health Worker Excellence
This activity met on November 12, 2025.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Community Health Workers
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Social Workers
- Other members of the care team
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Apply effective documentation, utilize community resources, implement self-care and de-escalation strategies, and integrate trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches in chronic disease and mental health support to enhance the quality and impact of community health services.
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Dr. Karen Ashley is the Director of Education for the Weitzman Institute. She oversees all educational programming accredited by the Moses/Weitzman Health System.
Planners & Presenters
- Kerri Shaw, MSW, LISW-S, C.CHW - Director of Community Health Workforce Programs, Ohio Alliance for Population Health
- Paul Isherwood - Pathways HUB Director, COAD
- Ruth Dudding, CHES, C.CHW - Director of Community Health & Engagement, Athens City County Health Department
- Lauren Malone, AA, CHW - Health and Hunger Manager, HAPCAP
- Julie Gladney, BS, LPN, IBCLC - Health Programs Coordinator, HAPCAP
- Hollie Goodell, RN, CDCES - Diabetes Nurse Navigator, Ohio University
- Jennifer Schwirian, MSW, LISW-S - Clinical Services Director, Appalachian Behavioral Health
- Tif Huber, MA - Director, Help Me Grow – Montgomery County
- Elizabeth Beverly, PhD - Professor, Department of Primary Care, Ohio University
- Cheryl Cesta, MEd - Independent Consultant and Trainer
- Mary Duennes, BSN, MA, HTCP - Independent Instructor/Qualified Mentor/Trainer
- Nancy Edwards-Grady - Assistant Director, Career and Employer Engagement, Ohio University
- Michelle Gorman, BS, C.CHW - Campus Community Health Worker, Ohio University
- Mariah Sharpe, C.CHW - Community Health Worker, OhioHealth
- Cathye Williams, LICDC, CCHW, ECMHC, RA - Community Behavioral Health Manager, Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
- Margaret Hutzel, MPA - Co-Team Leader, Ohio University
- Zarek Bell, MPA - Impact Analyst, Ohio University
- Robin Webb, MPA - Senior Project Manager, Ohio University
- Tammy Kahrig, PhD - Senior Research Manager, Ohio University
- Angela Lee, BS, Master of Criminal Justice Administration - Chief of Office of Grants and Resources Development, Ohio Department of Health
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Health Impact Ohio and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 5.50 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 5.50 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 5.50 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
How to Register
- Create an account on the Weitzman Education Platform if you do not have one already. Reference How do I create an account? if needed.
- Select the Register button above to register for all conference sessions, regardless of your attendance.
- Then, in the table above, select the links for each session you attended.
- Within each activity, select the Continue tab above to complete the session evaluation. You will need to complete a session evaluation for each session you would like to claim credit for.
- After completing session evaluations and claiming credit for each session you attended, you can download an overall conference certificate appropriate to your credentials.
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