Save the date for Wednesday, May 23, 2018, from 10-11 a.m. Pacific for a special monthly CoP meeting on CHWs and substance abuse.

Mary Catlin, BSN, BA, MPH, CIC, shares her deep expertise to discuss how you can train and employ CHWs to address substance abuse issues. Mary works work for Washington State DOH to help institutions reduce opioid related deaths through safe prescribing and access to medications to treat opioid use disorder. She worked for decades with community health workers in Africa, Asia, Latin American and the Middle East.

Agenda:

• Welcome and introductions
• What CHWs can legally do within the scope of practice
• What CHWs should avoid
• New opportunities where CHWs can fit in
• AmeriCorps Substance Abuse Prevention Program and how a free AmeriCorps position can promote your work
• Presentation Q&A
• Open forum