2018 Conference Agenda – Kentucky Association of Community Health Workers

KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
Thursday, September 27, 2018

For a PDF Version of the conference agenda, click this link: 2018 KYACHW Conference Agenda.

All sessions held in Crowne Ballroom B&C on the first floor of the Crowne Plaza, Louisville. For conference floor plan, click here.

7:30 am to 8:30 am
Registration/Exhibit Opening
Continental Breakfast

8:30 am to 9:00 am
Welcome
State of Affairs: The current status of Community Health Workers in KY
Connie White MD, MS, FACOG – Deputy Commissioner, KY Department for Public Health

9:00 am to 10:00 am
Keynote
Stumbling Blocks & Baby Steps
Omope Carter Daboiku

10:15 am to 11:45 am
Health & Health Insurance Literacy
Jean Edward, PhD, RN- Assistant Professor, Center for Health Services Research, UK
Dustin Pugel, MPA- Policy Analyst, KY Center for Economic Policy
Elizabeth Edghill, BA, RN, BSN – Manager of Refugee and Immigrant Services, Family Health Centers, Inc.
Sheila Schuster, PhD- Advocacy Action Network

The recent changes in health care reform policies, especially the implementation of Kentucky’s Section 1115 waiver, called Kentucky HEALTH, have caused growing concerns in communities across Kentucky. These changes have significant influences on the health and wellbeing of Kentuckians as it impacts health insurance literacy, access to care and health outcomes. Join us for a panel discussion that delves deeper into Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver, especially in understanding how it impacts your communities and how you can be prepared to assist your community members navigate these changes. Tools and resources on improving health insurance literacy will also be discussed.

11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch and Exhibit tour

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Stress Less, Self-Care that can be shared with others
Michelle Hill, RN – Montgomery County Health Department
April Smith, BA – Montgomery County Health Department

Now, more than ever, we live in a fast-paced world with many factors that can increase our risk for experiencing toxic stress. It is important to know how that can affect our holistic health. It is equally, if not more so, important for us to know about practical ways to reduce and prevent toxic stress. Information shared during this session will increase your knowledge and give you practical tools that will help to reduce this stress from your daily life.

1:40 pm to 3:40 pm
Understanding Unconscious Bias with the University of Kentucky
Marietta Watts, Senior Training Specialist, Training and Development, UK

The University of Kentucky has implemented an Unconscious Bias Initiative designed to provide foundational training for all staff, students and faculty members. Come and be exposed to a workshop that provides a sustainable road map for impacting awareness for all members of the organization. You will learn how and why every human being is a biased individual, how to recognize how the mind impacts our behaviors, and begin to practice tools to lessen the impact of our unconscious biases.

3:55 pm to 4:15 pm
Appalachian KY Health Care Access Network
Jan Chamness, MPH – AKHCAN
Gina Brien, MA – AKHCAN
Kellie Warren, BA – AKHCAN
Jeffrey Liles, MBA – AKHCAN

Working together to increase the number of CHWs in Kentucky to improve health care access and positive outcomes for all Kentuckians.

4:20 pm to 4:40 pm
It Takes a Village! How Communities Can Work Together to Remove Social
Barriers and Improve Health Outcomes
Morgan Kirk, BA – WellCare, Supervisor of Advocacy & Community Based Programs
Fran Feltner, DNP – Director University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Closing
Awards
Door Prizes

5:00 pm to 5:30
Business Meeting

This year’s conference is underway!