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 Signed into law in August of 2014, the CHW Advisory Board is
composed of eight CHWs from across the state. The remaining seven
members consist of individuals representing healthcare and social
services, health workforce policy and institutions of higher
education. Board members include the following:
Mary Ann Abate, MS LSW
Vice President Public Policy, Rosecrane Health Network
Teresa Berumen (CHW)
Community Health Promoter, Enlace Chicago
Leticia Boughton, BA (CHW)
Network Coordinator, Chicago Community Health Worker Local Network
Monica Dillon, RN
Community/Public Health Nurse Project Manager, Loyola University
School of Nursing
Christopher Garcia (CHW)
Advocate/Benefits Case Manager, Champaign County Health Care
Consumers
Melissa Gutierrez Kapheim, MS
Project Director/Epidemiologist 2, Sinai Urban Health Institute
Geraldine Hardy (CHW)
Team Lead/Program Clerk, Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation
Janel Hughes-Jones (CHW)
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, Will County Health Department
Estela Lazo (CHW)
Outreach Specialist, Will County Health Dept
Hong Liu, PhD
Executive Director, Midwest Asian Health Coalition
Molly Martin, MD MAPP
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and the Institute for Health
Research and Policy,
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Lizette Martinez (CHW)
Peers for Progress Coordinator, Alivio Medical Center
Tamela Milan, BA (CHW)
Maternal & Child Health Outreach, Access Community Health
Amy Sagen, BA
Assistant Director for Health Policy & Strategy, University of
Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Jeffery Waddy, DrPHc, MsEd, MCHES
Dean of Allied Health and Sciences, South Suburban College
Within a year of its first meeting, the CHW Advisory Board will
develop a report with its recommendations regarding the
certification process of community health workers, best
practices and reimbursement options. The report will also
include proposed curriculums, ensuring that the content,
methodology, development and delivery are appropriately based on
cultural and geographic needs and reflect relevant
responsibilities for CHWs.
“Illinois falls well below the national median in its use of
non-physician providers. If workforce shortages are not
addressed, it could limit access to services and quality health
care for all Illinoisans. Community health workers can help fill
this void and increase the health of the state,” said Dr.
Hasbrouck.
[Illinois Department of Public
Health]
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