Men's National CHW Alliance
Mission: Our mission is to empower men with the knowledge, resources, and support they need to lead the charge in community health, nurturing resilience, understanding, and holistic wellness in all communities we serve. Through education, advocacy, and collaboration, we strive to make this vision a reality, ensuring lasting positive health outcomes.
Our Meeting Times Have Changed!
To be more accommodating for all of the time zones that the Men's National CHW Alliance serves, the Core Leadership Team has voted to change the time and date of the monthly general meetings.
For the first quarter of 2025, MNCHWA General Meetings will take place on the second Tuesday of every month at 1 pm EST.
Those meetings will be on the following dates: January 14, February 11, and March 11.
The Zoom link will be sent in January 2025 to those on the mailing list.
On March 11, we will evaluate the convenience of this new meeting time frame for the group and adjust as needed.
Thank you all for your patience and support as we try to make MNCHWA as effective and successful as possible!
Exciting News!
MNCHWA has Logos!
Join the meetings to help vote on others!
MNCHWA is also on Facebook!
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Help advance the research about CHWs!
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Meet the Men's National CHW Alliance:
On August 4, 2023, at the 2023 National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) Unity Conference in Austin, Texas, Terri Jowers, CCHW, South Carolina Community Health Worker Association (SCCHWA) and Guillermo Wippold, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, presented their community-engaged research on Men's Health in a breakout session entitled “We Need More Male CHWs! What Community-based Participatory Research told us about engaging men in health.” During the discussion, the presenters challenged the attendees to take action to increase the number of male CHWs to improve men's health outcomes.
The discussion started at the Unity Conference and sparked a group of men and men's health allies to begin meeting and form what is now being called the Men's National CHW Alliance.
MNCHWA can now proudly share that they have members from 25 different states across the nation!
The Men's National CHW Alliance's core values are compassion, respect, equity, community engagement, and leadership.
Why Should You Join Us?
Leadership
The MNCHWA is looking for Community Health Workers and CHW Allies who are passionate about improving Men's Health. The current models continue to leave men, particularly men of color, behind. By increasing the number of men working as Community Health Workers, we believe that we can positively impact health outcomes for men in underserved communities and populations.
The Work Before Us
Currently, it is estimated that only 11-18% of all CHWs in the United States are males. The Men's National CHW Alliance has much work to do to first increase the number of men working as Community Health Workers and then develop unique and successful models for men reaching men. We are actively seeking dedicated individuals to bring their lived experience, passion, and skills to join this movement.
Are you great at outreach, strategic planning, or grant writing? Do you believe that the current models are leaving men further behind and ready to see a change? Join the Alliance!
Want to explore men reaching men more?
The Men's National CHW Alliance is ready to speak at your collaboratives, meetings, and conferences.
Reach out and let us know how we can help each other.
Meetings
The Men's National CHW Alliance meetings are held virtually on the last Thursday of every month at 3:30 pm, EST.
If you would like more information, please reach out to MNCHWA
Subcommittee Updates:
Our subcommittees have been meeting during the MNCHWA General meetings and have created the following goals:
Research Subcommittee:
- Continue in a literature review searches to find what research has been done already
- Connect with organizations doing men's health research, and find out how we can partner, support and learn from and with these organizations.
Outreach, Recruitment and Communication:
- Join the CHW Connector and build a presence on this platform
- Create a contest for the MNCHWA network to create a Logo for MNCHWA.
Curriculum Building:
- Hold one or two working meetings
- Create an outline for a Men Reaching Men Curriculum
Sustainability:
- Get the MNCHWA name more widely known and recognized
- Work on developing materials for branding (i.e. Logo)
If you are interested in helping MNCHWA achieve any of these goals, please reach out to us at mensnationalchwalliance@gmail.com
MNCHWA's Previous Speaking Engagements:
The Men's National Community Health Worker Alliance is not an initiative of the National Association of Community Health Workers.