Why MiCHWA
MiCHWA exists to promote the professional interest of Michigan’s community health workers (CHWs) and the community health worker profession as a whole. Since 2011, MiCHWA has worked collaboratively with CHWs, CHW employers and Allies across the State to lead the charge in CHW advocacy, training, registry and sustainability. As a professional association, we integrate equity into every aspect of our work with active CHW leadership at all levels of MiCHWA including our Board of Directors, staff and workgroups.
Our Mission:
To promote and sustain the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into health and human services organizations throughout Michigan through coordinated changes in policy and workforce development.
Our Vision:
Michigan has a trained and sustained community health worker (CHW) workforce.
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Our Values
Advocacy
MiCHWA builds and integrates knowledge and action that results in social and policy changes that benefit partners and address the concerns of communities.
Competence
MiCHWA supports the professional and career development of CHWs.
Integrity
MiCHWA communicates in ways that are understandable and respectful.
Social Justice
MiCHWA actively works towards a just and equitable society addressing the health, economic, social, environmental, and political rights of vulnerable individuals and communities.
Consensus
MiCHWA uses decision-making processes that facilitate the entire group to be heard and to participate in decision-making.
Stewardship
MiCHWA facilitates the reciprocal transfer of knowledge, skills, capacity, and power. MiCHWA values members’ knowledge with an emphasis on sharing information, resources, and support among members of the Alliance.
CHW Voice
CHWs provide active leadership at all levels of MiCHWA, including its board and its working groups.
