Maryland's 11th Annual Health Disparities Conference
By Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Date and time
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 · 8am - 4pm EDT
Location
Martin's West
6817 Dogwood Road Baltimore, MD 21244Description
The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities is pleased to present Maryland's 11th Annual Statewide Health Disparities Conference, The Future of Community Health Workers in Maryland: Their Role in Achieving Health Equity.
The purpose of this year’s Conference is to discuss the development of Community Health Workers in Maryland and how they can assist in improving health outcomes, addressing health disparities and promoting health equity.
Attend the conference to:
- Understand the status of today’s Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce in Maryland and other states
- Recognize how CHWs help to advance health equity
- Discuss training, credentialing, reimbursement and payment issues for CHWs
- Identify successful initiatives that utilize CHWs
- Learn about promising practices and lessons learned by practicing CHWs and initiatives that utilize CHWs
The Conference is free of charge. Continental breakfast, lunch, and parking will be provided.
Conference check-in and continential breakfast will take place from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. The Conference opening session will start promptly at 8:00 a.m.