Health Resources in Action (HRiA) looks forward to participating in the American Public Health Associations (APHA)’s annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN on October 27 – 30, 2024! Below, you’ll find a list of our team members attending the conference, information on presentations, and curated content and resources to learn a bit more about us. We hope to see you there!
Download a list of our presentations.
Presentations
October 27, 2024
What will it really take for transformative change?
2072.0 Observations from practicing equity work with public health administrators
Benjamin Wood, MPH, Kate Holmes, MPH, Elena Bengochea, Erika Gaitan, MSW, Brittany Chen, Valerie Polletta, Kathleen McCabe, MPA and Meghan Guptill, MPH
Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA
Sunday, October 27, 2024 – 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
October 28, 2024
Storytelling as a tool for evaluating policy, systems, and environmental change
3024.0
Meghan Guptill, MPH and Kristin Mikolowsky, MSc
Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA
Monday, October 28, 2024 – 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Using digital health to deliver maternity care in rural settings: Findings from an implementation science evaluation of an intervention in Peru
3043.0
Ariadna Capasso, PhD1, Carmen Olinda Alcalde Valdivia, RN, MA2, Yeniffer Blass, RN2, Ivy Lorena Talavera Romero, MD, MPH3, Norma Cruz Vilcarromero, MD, PHD2, Suzanne Serruya, MD3, Bremen DeMucio, MD, PhD3 and Mercedes Colomar, Lic.3
(1)Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA, (2)DIRESA Amazonas, Chachapoyas, Peru, (3)Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Washington, DC
Monday, October 28, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Creating spaces to support the health of men of color
3280.0
Mo Barbosa
Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA
Monday, October 28, 2024 – 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
October 29, 2024
Gun violence research grantmaking focus and priorities: A landscape analysis of federal and philanthropic gun violence research grantmaking
4133.0
Stephanie Walker, MPH1, Ariadna Capasso, PhD1, Lisa Wolff, ScD1, Elizabeth Showalter, MPH1, Natalie Johnson, MPH1, Natalia Reynoso1, Victoria Tran, MPH1, Zhaniya Aldekeyeva, MPH1, Lauren Ferreira Cardoso, PhD2, Angelina Ruffin, PhD3, Rochelle Dicker, MD2, Thea James, MD2 and Fatimah Loren Dreier, MBA2
(1)Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA, (2)The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, Boston, MA, (3)The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research & Education, Washington, DC
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Towards equitable gun violence research funding: Findings from a survey of gun violence researchers
4133.0
Ariadna Capasso, PhD1, Zhaniya Aldekeyeva, MPH1, Stephanie Tapia Walker MPH1, Lisa Wolff, ScD1, Elizabeth Showalter, MPH1, Natalie Johnson, MPH1, Natalia Reynoso1, Victoria Tran, MPH1, Lauren Ferreira Cardoso, PhD2, Angelina Ruffin, PhD3, Rochelle Dicker, MD2, Thea James, MD2 and Fatimah Loren Dreier MBA2
(1)Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA, (2)The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, Boston, MA, (3)Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education, Washington, DC
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
No Trust without Sustainability: Leveraging and Linking Long-Term Funding Opportunities to Maintain Equitable Community Health Outcomes
4113.0
Invited oral panel, moderated by Ben Wood,
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Using the CHW common indicators in statewide workforce studies to assess workforce conditions
4116.0
Keara Rodela, MPH, CHW1, Victoria Adewumi, MA, CHW2, Tommy English, MPH, CPH3, Paula Smith4, Jennine Smart5 and Noelle Wiggins, EdD, MSPH6
(1)Community Health Worker Center for Research & Evaluation, Portland, OR, (2)CHW Center for Research and Evaluation, Hooksett, NH, (3)St. Louis Integrated Health Network, St. Louis, MO, (4)Southern NH AHEC, Raymond, NH, (5)Oregon Community Health Workers Association, Portland, OR, (6)CHW Center for Research and Evaluation, Portland, OR
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
The fundamental role of data in community violence prevention and intervention practice
4133.0
Natalie Johnson, Anna Thordarson and Mo Barbosa
Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
From ARPA to PHIG: Leveraging strategies from public health infrastructure funds to support meaningful community engagement
4113.0
Kate Holmes MPH and Ben Wood, MPH
Health Resources in Action, Boston, MA
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Integrating community health workers into organizations and care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic: Barriers and facilitators
4194.0
Mary Ellen Brown, PhD, MSW, MPA, LCSW1, Ada Wilkinson-Lee, PhD2, Katie Stalker, PhD3, Andrea Torres, PhD, MPH4, Victoria Adewumi, MA, CHW5, Zoe Baccam, MPH1, Zoe Somerville, LMSW1, Elizabeth Hatch, MSW, MPA1, Noelle Wiggins, EdD, MSPH6, Dana R Hunter, PhD1, Caroline B.R. Evans, PhD7 and Koren Hanson, MA1
(1)Arizona State University, Tucson, AZ, (2)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, (3)University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, (4)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, (5)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, (6)CHW Center for Research and Evaluation, Portland, OR, (7)University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Leveraging national CHW data for community power building
4232.0
Denise Smith, CHW, MBA
National Association of Community Health Workers, Boston, MA
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
October 30, 2024
Moving beyond viral suppression: Strengthening the community HIV workforce to improve empowerment and reduce stigma in the Memphis transitional grant
5064.0
Serena Rajabiun, PhD, MPH, MA1, Noelle Wiggins, EdD, MSPH2, Robin Lennon-Dearing, PhD, MSW3, Victoria Adewumi, MA, CHW4, Xiyuan Zhang, MPH1 and Abigail Smack, MPH, MSW3
(1)University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Lowell, MA, (2)CHW Center for Research and Evaluation, Portland, OR, (3)University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (4)CHW Center for Research and Evaluation, Hooksett, NH
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 – 10:30 – 12:00 PM
Resources
The Weaving A Violence Prevention Ecosystem (WEAVE) Toolkit provides practical guidance on community power building efforts within the context of community violence intervention. It is the culmination of a collaborative effort between Health Resources in Action (HRiA) and the CDC Foundation, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Engagement for Equity offers tools to help public health professionals change their approach to community engagement, with a focus on shifting power to community members to make and influence decisions. Foundations of Community Engagement includes seven self-paced modules to inspire and support reflection, improve public health practice, and provide practical tools in pursuit of authentic community engagement. The POWER Playbook provides actionable steps for community organizations, advocates, and governmental institutions to advance equitable community engagement.
Health Departments: Temperature Check for Your Equity Journey
Temp Check helps health departments facilitate conversations focused on the current state of their internal equity efforts, including opportunities for improvement.
Data for Action shares findings from a 2021 national survey of 867 CHWs. Session recordings and infographics focus on topics like CHW demographics, career pathways, and pay equity.
The CHW Common Indicators are based on how CHWs measure the success of their work, and the conditions they know they need to be effective. Collecting these indicators consistently will allow us to combine data from multiple CHW programs and make a stronger scientific case for the value of CHW work, and the conditions CHWs need to be successful.
