CHW Awareness Week

The South Carolina House of Representatives recognizes
CHW Awareness Week,  August 26-30

and
CHW Appreciation Day,  August 28

Community Health Workers are significantly impacting health outcomes in South Carolina. While there are 60 years of national research on CHW effectiveness. recent data from South Carolina conducted by the Center for Applied Research & Evaluation found an average of $4.96 Return On Investment.

CHWs improve outcomes in many health conditions, including Birth Outcomes, Hypertension, Diabetes, & Asthma.

Community Health Workers also help improve screening rates, immunization uptakes, and folks struggling with behavioral health challenges.

CHWs are effective with low-income, underserved, and minority communities in cancer prevention and cardio vascular risk reduction initiatives.

CHWs are trusted champions for health equity, social justice, diversity, and inclusion. Every day, we encounter great needs that compel us to advocate for the communities and neighbors we serve.

Please join SCCHWA in lifting up and celebrating the essential work of South Carolina’s Community Health Workers!

Essential. Trusted. Public. Health. Professionals.

Monday, August 26  6:00-7:00 pm
Richland County Library 1431 Assembly St. Columbia

Community Health Workers have a ground-level view of community needs.
The Center for Community Health Alignment encouraged CHWs from around the state to tell their stories through photographs.
Join us to view their work and hear their stories. Short program with refreshments.

Thursday, August 29 10:00 AM
Patio Roof Top  3rd Floor, 1122 Lady Street, Columbia, SC 29201

You don’t want to miss this fun event as we Rally on The Roof for CHW Awareness!

Bakari Sellers will be our guest speaker. We’ll also hear from Lillie Fox, Board Chair, National Association of CHWs, Marek Calhoun, Board Chair, South Carolina Community Health Worker Association, and SC CHWs, like YOU!

At the end of the program we will walk one block up Main Street to the HOPE sign for pictures and videos.

Refreshments and door prizes, including autographed copies of Bakari’s, NY Times best seller, 'My Vanishing Country: A Memoir'

Bakari Sellers, activist, was born into an activist family and grew up in very rural Denmark, SC. His father, civil rights leader Cleveland Sellers, instilled core values in him to continue his tireless commitment to service. Bakari made history in the 2006 South Carolina state legislature as the youngest African American elected official in the nation at the age of 22.

Bakari Sellers, author of the New York Times Best Seller, 'My Vanishing Country: A Memoir,' offers an insightful look into the lives of America's often overlooked black working class. His poignant memoir combines personal experiences with historical and cultural analysis.

Bakari Sellers, attorney, practices law with the Strom Law Firm, LLC in Columbia, where he heads the firm's Strategic Communication and Public Affairs team and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consulting.

Bakari Sellers, advocate, is a powerful voice for under-served and under-resourced communities across South Carolina and the nation, like the one he grew up in. The Bakari Sellers Podcast, a twice-a-week show, discusses a variety of topics, including politics, race, sports, media, the presidential campaign, and much more. More than likely, you've seen Bakari Sellers, a Political Commentator on CNN, talking straight!