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.
KYACHW EVENTS
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.
We hope to see you on zoom for our last Quarterly Meeting of the year before the holidays. November 6 @ 1 pm. Richard McCreary will go over Medicare updates and KYACHW will go over Association and Committee updates. This training has been approved for 1 hour CEU credit. Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XAuvvsnXTuiXqViY5DYkKw
2026 KYACHW Meetings
As we look forward to another great year. KYACHW is excited to announce the 2026 Quarterly Meeting Schedule!
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
KYACHW Membership
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.
* 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.
Kentucky Office of
Community Health Workers
CEU Opportunities
How do I become a
Community Health Worker?
State Approved CHW Training Organizations
Recertification
Each year in October Certified Community Health Workers is asked to renew their certification. 10 CEU’s are required with 3 Legislative required trainings listed below. $25 will be paid to Kentucky Office of Community Health Workers for Re-Certification.
Please note, KYACHW membership dues are separate and will renew in January.
