Angela Fields

Hello everyone, my name is Angela Fields and I'm a community health worker, but I'm also the Associate Executive Director for the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance, where I oversee daily operations of the organization and also serve as a community engagement manager. leading and coordinating community engagement efforts and communication with stakeholders and partners of the Alliance.

Hello everyone, my name is Angela Fields and I'm a community health worker, but I'm also the Associate Executive Director for the Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance, where I oversee daily operations of the organization and also serve as a community engagement manager. leading and coordinating community engagement efforts and communication with stakeholders and partners of the Alliance.

I have extensive experience working alongside communities and families, helping them find solutions to address health and social inequities.

I have extensive experience working alongside communities and families, helping them find solutions to address health and social inequities.

Hello everyone, my name is Vani Howard and I'm a community health worker as well. Right now I am self-employed working on several contracts, one of which is the Minnesota CHW Alliance HRSA grant coverage. I'm the field experience apprenticeship coordinator and I have been a CHW since 2008. Some of the roles that I have held are

Hello everyone, my name is Vani Howard and I'm a community health worker as well. Right now I am self-employed working on several contracts, one of which is the Minnesota CHW Alliance HRSA grant coverage. I'm the field experience apprenticeship coordinator and I have been a CHW since 2008. Some of the roles that I have held are

As far as the healthcare field, I have worked with people with mental health conditions, chronic health diagnoses. I came to the profession with a rich background in healthcare. I am also a doula, and so I'm learning and growing in that area as well. And it's great to be here to be part of this discussion today.

As far as the healthcare field, I have worked with people with mental health conditions, chronic health diagnoses. I came to the profession with a rich background in healthcare. I am also a doula, and so I'm learning and growing in that area as well. And it's great to be here to be part of this discussion today.

I can do that one. Well, a community health worker is a frontline public health professional. We serve as liaisons between medical and social services and systems and the community. So we advocate for change and cultural competency of services delivered to those communities, as well as help improve access to care and the quality of care.

I can do that one. Well, a community health worker is a frontline public health professional. We serve as liaisons between medical and social services and systems and the community. So we advocate for change and cultural competency of services delivered to those communities, as well as help improve access to care and the quality of care.

And being that frontline health care professional, we build trust, lines of trust between those communities that are usually underserved. And so these trusting relationships helps us establish a streamlined system of care for those in those individual populations. Community health workers is an umbrella term for community health workers.

And being that frontline health care professional, we build trust, lines of trust between those communities that are usually underserved. And so these trusting relationships helps us establish a streamlined system of care for those in those individual populations. Community health workers is an umbrella term for community health workers.

We're commonly called CHWs, prematuras, community health representatives, outreach workers, and the list just goes on and on. It's about 50 names listed for us. Some health systems have exclusive names for the community health worker, such as system navigators, patient liaisons, and there's a caveat of names.

We're commonly called CHWs, prematuras, community health representatives, outreach workers, and the list just goes on and on. It's about 50 names listed for us. Some health systems have exclusive names for the community health worker, such as system navigators, patient liaisons, and there's a caveat of names.

I think that Kristen is exactly right as far as the approach and how accessing community health workers. The one thing that I want to add is even in my work as a doula, I have asked folks if they have heard of a community health worker.

I think that Kristen is exactly right as far as the approach and how accessing community health workers. The one thing that I want to add is even in my work as a doula, I have asked folks if they have heard of a community health worker.

And when Angela gave some of the titles earlier, they may not specifically know community health workers by that specific title, but they may know a community health worker who's working in

And when Angela gave some of the titles earlier, they may not specifically know community health workers by that specific title, but they may know a community health worker who's working in

a role where they're the patient navigator or they're the resource connector or some other title other than a community health worker because a lot of times after getting to know both in and outside of the doula world, it becomes apparent that they have in fact connected with someone who helped them through a role that is a community health worker type of role.

a role where they're the patient navigator or they're the resource connector or some other title other than a community health worker because a lot of times after getting to know both in and outside of the doula world, it becomes apparent that they have in fact connected with someone who helped them through a role that is a community health worker type of role.