By Eliana Ifill
At CHWTraining, we’ve compiled a list of the top CHW Conferences and Summits to attend to advance your CHW career and program for the third consecutive year.
As a result of the pandemic, many events and conferences now reside online. This helps reduce the cost of attending a conference and makes them accessible to your team no matter where you are. Read on to find the top CHW Conferences for 2021 that you can’t miss this year — and find resources and lectures from previous years’ events.
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11th Annual Kansas Community Health Promotion (Virtual) Summit
Date: January 26 & 28, 2021
Format: Online
Diverse Voices: COVID-19, Intersectionality, and the Health of Women
Date: January 27, 2021 10 am CT
Format: Online
Date: March 16-18, 2021
Format: Online
Northwest Rural Health Conference
Date: March 22-24, 2021
Location: Spokane, WA
Registration: Those who registered in 2020 will be able to attend the 2021 conference. In 2020, the conference was postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Date: March 25-27, 2021
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Registration information is yet to be made public
Indiana CHW/CRS Annual Conference
Date: April 20, 2021
Format: Hybrid (Online and in Plainfield, IN)
Registration information is yet to be made public
2021 Community Health Worker Spring Summit | Harrisburg
Date: April 29-30, 2021
Format: Online
Registration opens on March 1st
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Annual Rural Health Conference
Date: May 4-7, 2021
Location: New Orleans, LA
Registration opens soon. Prices start at $423
The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)
Date: May 13-16, 2021
Format: Online
Registration is now open
Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference
Core Conference: September 29 – October 1, 2021
Intensive Training Seminars: September 27 & 28, 2021
APHA 2021 — Creating the Healthiest Nation: Strengthening Social Connectedness
Date: October 23-27, 2021
Format: Hybrid
Registration information is yet to be made public
Adelante Promotores Conference, San Diego County Promotores Coalition
Date: TBD
Location: San Diego, CA
Binational Promotores Conference
Date: TBD
Location: Oakland, CA
National Promotoras Conference
Date: TBD
Location: Somerton, AZ
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