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The Arizona Community Health Outreach Workers Network (AZCHOW) is a source of information, advocacy, education and best practices for individual CHWs as well as organizations working with CHWs in the public and community health arena. Founded in 2001, AZCHOW conducts a variety of workshops and trainings designed to cover topics such as: leadership development, advocacy training, communications skills, asthma management, nutrition and exercise, and many more.

The New Mexico Community Health Worker Association provides a training curriculum, Reaching Out: A Training Manual For Community Health Workers. This includes 40 hours of training in topics such as: Orientation Into the CHW model, Communication Skills (including confidentiality), Community Resources, and Early Childhood Development. The Association works to nurture the CHW model while improving access and quality health care for New Mexicans.

The American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Community Health Worker Section has consistently been involved in APHA governance since 2000. The organization’s goal is to continue to develop policy within and outside of APHA that supports CHWs. APHA recruits CHWs, CHW allies, and students by leveraging regional CHW networks, health networks, academic networks, and independent professional associations of CHWs throughout the United States. The website provides resources, links, Newsletters, and a list of benefits and activities included in APHA membership.