Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA)

WPHA is the largest and most recognized membership association for public health professionals in Wisconsin. WPHA's mission is to build a healthier, safer Wisconsin through policy and partnership. Their priorities include to support a strong, skilled and sustainable public health workforce, collective advocacy for policy change that makes a healthiest state and continue to build the Association's organizational capacity. WPHA also has a Community Health Worker section for CHWs and partners to join and advocate towards the sustainability of the workforce.

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American Public Health Association (APHA)

The American Public Health Association is more than a professional association. Their members work in every discipline of public health, in every U.S. state and in countries across the globe united by a common goal: to create the healthiest nation in one generation. APHA also has a Community Health Worker member section to promote the community's voice within the health care system through the development of the role of CHWs and provides a forum to share resources and strategies.

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Community Health Worker Section

National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW)

The mission of the National Association of Community Health Workers mission is to unify the voices of community health workers and strengthen the profession's capacity to promote healthy communities. Their values include self empowerment, social justice and equity, self-determination, dignity and respect, unity and integrity.

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