Our Mission, Purpose and Vision

Mission

To unify, promote and sustain the profession of Community Health Workers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

Vision

Community Health Workers are recognized as professionals and work together to improve community health outcomes.

Purpose

Provide a unified association of community health workers in Kentucky with the purpose of spreading knowledge and advocating for recognition of CHWs and our communities.

* If you are purchasing and Organizational Tier 1 or Tier 2 Membership, please note the contact person listed on the application will count as one of your membership slots. Please complete this form with information for your organizations membership lead. Once the application is received the person listed below will receive a unique coupon code to distribute to the rest of their purchased membership slots. This code will allow up to 9 or 19, depending on the purchased tier, more members to register at no charge. Each individual member must complete the application as a “individual member” and enter the coupon code to receive the discount.

* If you need to add additional members beyond 10 or 20 to your organizational membership, please contact KYACHW@outlook.com after purchase to receive a discount coupon for additional members.

* If you do not receive an invoice, coupon codes, and/or a thank you email within one hour of purchase, please check any spam/junk quarantine folders, as we have experienced emails being automatically routed to those inboxes in the past. If you still cannot locate please contact Shirley Prater, KYACHW Treasurer at sdpr223@uky.edu for a copy.  

KYACHW memberships are from January – December and are different than your certification renewal. Membership numbers will begin with the current year and updated as payments are processed. Click on the membership page to learn more. 

2026 KYACHW Meetings & Events

March 26 

KYACHW First Quarterly Zoom

May 28

KYACHW Second Quarterly Meeting

In Person, Location TBD

August 26-27

KYACHW 11th Annual Conference

Embassy Suites, Lexington KY

October 22

KYACHW Fourth Quarterly Meeting Zoom

Each Year KYACHW hosts Quarterly Learning and Networking Events designed for members to collaborate, connect , grow and share resources. These events provide valuable opportunities for networking and learning, with two in-person events each year – Including our Annual Conference, which serves as our signature gathering.  CEU’s are offered at all events, and members are encouraged to attend.  Non-members are also welcome and may have an additional fee.  

We love to highlight the amazing work happening within our CHW communities!  If you have photos, upcoming events, job opportunities, success stories. or suggestions you’d like to share, we would love to hear from you.  Message us at kyachw@outlook.com or connect with us on Facebook Messenger to share your ideas and spotlight CHWs across Kentucky.  

About us:

Kentucky Association of Community Health Workers (KYACHW) was formed in 2016 to advocate and promote the profession of Community Health Workers (CHW’s) in the Commonwealth. 

CHW’s have been effective in advocating for the community members of the state since 1988.  The association view is CHW’s are the missing link between the healthcare provider and the client.  This relationship plays a key role in improving the health of our communities.

Our Mission: 


Our mission is to unify, sustain, and promote the profession of Community Health Workers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  


A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has unusually close understanding of the community served.  This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison link intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.  

A community health worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy

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