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CDC AWARDS VIRGINIA $4.3M TO SCALE-UP COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2021 Media Contacts:  VDH: Brookie Crawford, public information officer, Central Region, brookie.crawford@vdh.virginia.gov IPHI: Taya GO! >

Institute for Public Health Innovation Awarded $1 million to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in Washington D.C. and Prince George’s County Washington, DC — The Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) was awarded $1 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to GO! >

IPHI Launches Weekly COVID-19 Video Conference Series for Community Health Workers During the growing community spread of COVID-19 nationally and in our region, there has rightfully been discussion of the roles of community health workers (CHWs) in responding to the pandemic. CHWs are vital GO! >

IPHI to be Featured in National Workshop on the Workforce for Population Health Improvement   On March 21, 2019, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, will convene a one-day public workshop that will explore GO! >

IPHI Celebrates 19 Graduates of the CHW Core Skills Training IPHI is excited to congratulate 19 graduates of the Community Health Workers Core Skills Training facilitated from July – August in Richmond this summer. On August 29, 2018, Community Health Workers from across Virginia GO! >

D.C. Outreach Workers’ Conference 2018   On July 24 and 25, 2018, IPHI co-hosted the 1st Annual DC Outreach Workers’ Conference with DCPCA, DC Health, and La Clinica del Pueblo. The 2-day event brought together CHWs, outreach workers, and stakeholders to participate in workshops and GO! >

CHW Certification and Workforce Development – Spring 2018 Update  Maryland Great news concerning CHW certification comes out of Maryland! Together with chapters of the Maryland CHW Network and other partners, IPHI was highly involved in the CHW certification legislation introduced during GO! >

The Powerful Future of Community Health Workers In an article recently published by CityLab, IPHI’s Dwyan Monroe is prominently featured in describing the roles of community health workers (CHWs) and how they can contribute to improving public health outcomes. Read the full article here GO! >