UPCOMING EVENTS   The APHA CHW Section will hold a full program of scientific sessions at the Annual Meeting in Washington DC, October 29-November 2.  The Section's program will be published by August. For information, go to http://www.apha.org/meetings APHA will also hold its first mid-year meeting in Chicago, June 23-15, 2011.  Go to the same link above!  The Center for Sustainable Health Outreach (CSHO) will hold its 11th annual Unity conference May 16-19, 2011 at the Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center.   See the following link for details and registration: http://www.usm.edu/csho/unity.html Carl will speak at the 2nd Annual San Antonio CHW Summit, April 1, 2011.  See the following link for details and registration: http://www.communityhealthbridge.org/	NEW! WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE ON EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS   This is a one-day overview of the emerging field of Community Health Workers for managers and supervisors. Discussion will be tailored to the specific interests of workshop participants, but the broad topics include:   1. Who (and What) are Community Health Workers? definitions, roles and ongoing debates   2. Job definition for CHW positions: generic position descriptions and formal job design   3. Effective recruitment and selection: qualities to look for; recruitment strategies   4. Effective CHW training: emerging standards in core competencies and instructional methods   5. Supervisory roles, skills and methods: attributes and practices necessary for successful supervision - not everyone can do it; clinical expertise is not enough!   6. Working with CHWs in research projects: what do CHWs need to learn in order to be effective partners in a research study? How can they help conduct community-based participatory research?   7. CHW Career Advancement: methods for retention and advancement, both within the CHW field and transitions into other related careers (nursing, social work etc.)   8. CHW credentialing: current trends, systems in place. What are potential benefits of credentialing to CHWs themselves? The employer? The community? What are the risks?   9. Financing CHW services: past patterns and future opportunities. Financing models, measures of ROI or cost-effectiveness.   If you would like to attend OR SPONSOR this workshop in your community please send us an email .