NTC Unites Community Health Workers During Annual Conference Held May 20
May 24, 2022
NTC's Fifth Annual Community Health Worker Conference
Dozens of community health workers from northern Minnesota and beyond gathered in Bemidji on May 20 for Northwest Technical College’s fifth annual Rural Community Health Worker Conference.
The conference, intended for employers and potential employers of community health workers, provided community health workers opportunities to network with colleagues and attend information sessions with health professionals.
Presentations covered subjects including suicide prevention, developing a sustainable workforce and working with incarcerated men. Attendees also engaged with mental health professionals during yoga, breathing and psychology-based exercises. Therapy dogs were also available during breaks in the day.
The conference is made possible by support from Sanford Health, Northern Dental Access Center, Minnesota Association of County Health Plans, CHW Solutions, Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network, Minnesota Community Health Workers Alliance, PrimeWest Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota.
Joe Johnson, owner and CEO of Parenting Solutions and FATHER project, presenting “Working with and Inspiring HOPE with Incarcerated Men”
Deb McGregor, CPCC, CNTC, PCC with Life Full of JOY, presenting “The Rhythm of Resiliency: Find Joy in Every Beat”
NTC’s Fifth Annual Community Health Worker Conference
NTC’s Fifth Annual Community Health Worker Conference
Deb McGregor, CPCC, CNTC, PCC with Life Full of JOY, presenting “The Rhythm of Resiliency: Find Joy in Every Beat”
NTC’s Fifth Annual Community Health Worker Conference
NTC’s Fifth Annual Community Health Worker Conference
Adri Lobitz, executive director of the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance, presenting on the CHW registry.
Ashley Charwood, LGSW, MSW and assistant professor of social work at Bemidji State University, with Sierra Charwood, a student at the University of Minnesota, presenting “Increasing Cultural Humility in Rural MN: How the Past Informs the Present.”
Ashley Charwood, LGSW, MSW and assistant professor of social work at Bemidji State University, with Sierra Charwood, a student at the University of Minnesota, presenting “Increasing Cultural Humility in Rural MN: How the Past Informs the Present.”
Connie Norman, community health worker at Sanford health
Deb McGregor, CPCC, CNTC, PCC with Life Full of JOY, presenting “The Rhythm of Resiliency: Find Joy in Every Beat”
Jeremy Engholm presenting “Working with and Inspiring HOPE with Incarcerated Men”
Joe Johnson, owner and CEO of Parenting Solutions and FATHER project, presenting “Working with and Inspiring HOPE with Incarcerated Men”
Joe Johnson, owner and CEO of Parenting Solutions and FATHER project, presenting “Working with and Inspiring HOPE with Incarcerated Men”
Lora Bertelson
Students and alumni from Minnesota West.
NTC community health worker alumni with Potratz
