CTC-RI Presents with CHWARI at Cancer Screening Summit

Linda Cabral, MM, CTC-RI Senior Program Manager, presented with Sarah Lawrence,CCHW, LCSW, PhD, Executive Director of the Community Health Worker Association of RI (CHWARI), at the April RI Cancer Screening Summit at the Warwick Crowne Plaza Hotel. Their session on Community Health Worker Strategy, Opportunities and Training provided an overview of Medicaid and Medicare coverage of Community Health Worker services as well as core and specialty trainings available for the CHW workforce. Their session also covered the Statewide CHW Roadmap Strategy that the RI Department of Health is leading.  Approximately 30 people attended the session, many of whom were cancer screening navigators who may benefit from CHW training. View the presentation here.