Communicating COVID: ECHO for CHWs
Communicating COVID
ECHO for Community Health Workers (CHWs)
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the public health workforce and the communities it serves. Workforce shortages, misinformation, and eroding trust between the public and the health workforce has highlighted the critical need for a community-partnership, resource-sharing, and mutual support.
To support this, we are launching the Communicating COVID ECHO for CHWs in partnership with Health Confianza, a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio, UT San Antonio, and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to share relevant, usable information about COVID-19. with local providers.
Sessions will be hosted by a team of experts in community health, health literacy, and infectious disease. Each session will include didactics followed by participant presentations of real-life situations and group discussion to share resources and inform care.
This interactive, peer-to-peer learning community will offer:
- Free continuing education credits
- Ongoing, case-based learning
- Engagement with a dynamic community of learning
- Professional growth and networking
- Capacity building for community health
Sessions occur biweekly, 12pm – 1pm (Central time) starting August 12, 2022.
Submit a case, join a session, grow
ECHOs thrive on the contribution of all learners. If you want guidance or support in delivering care, please consider presenting a case or scenario at our ECHO. Doing this is simple: just fill out our online case presentation form, join a session, and take a few minutes to talk us through the situation and your questions for the learning network. We’ll facilitate discussion of the case and support an evidence-based, multidisciplinary discussion about what to do next.
View session recordings
Please check back often for new content. View session playlist »
Session 10: January 13, 2023
The COVID Vaccine and Respectful Bridging in Pediatrics
- Presentation by: Mandie Svatek, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UT Health San Antonio
Session 9: December 02, 2022
COVID-19 and Pre-existing Medical and Social Conditions
- Presentation by: Robert Ferrer, MD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Family Medicine Residency Program, UT Health San Antonio
Session 8: November 18, 2022
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) – A strength based approach to pandemic response & recovery
- Presentation by: Jason Rosenfeld, DrPH, MPH, Assistant Director of Global Health, UT Health San Antonio
Session 7: November 04, 2022
The Changing Work of CHWs in the Time of COVID-19
- Presentation by: Belinda Flores, RN, BS, CHWI 202, Director of South Coastal AHEC
Session 6: October 21, 2022
Increasing Health Literacy to Combat Disease
- Presentation by: Melanie Stone, MPH, MEd, Assistant Director of Community Service Learning, UT Health San Antonio
Session 5: October 07, 2022
COVID-19 EPI: Current State of the Pandemic in Bexar County
- Presentation by: Rita Espinoza, DrPH, MPH, Chief of Epidemiology at Metro Health San Antonio
Session 4: September 23, 2022
The COVID-19 Virus: How does the Virus Infect Humans? How do We Prevent or Manage Infection?
- Presentation by: Robert Ferrer, MD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Family & Community Medicine, UT Health San Antonio
Session 3: September 09, 2022
Facilitating Communication About COVID-19 with Patients and Communities of Diverse Backgrounds
- Presentation by: Luz Garcini, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences, Rice University
Session 2: August 26, 2022
Vaccine 101: History of Vaccines and Dispelling Myths
- Presentation by: Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio
Session 1: August 12, 2022
Reducing Uncertainty by Enhancing Certainty: A Role for CHWs
- Presentation by: Fernando Martinez, PhD, Professor, Community Health, North Vista College