The C.H.W. CREW Podcast
The #1 Podcast for Community Health Workers (CHW). We empower CHWs and health and wellness professionals around the globe to be courageous and make impact. We share actionable tips and tools for you to live your best quality of life! Hosted by a Community Health Worker and Instructor from Texas, Tasha Whitaker has a passion for the equipping CHWs/Promotoras and communities with strategies and tools for them to live their best quality of life!
Episodes
50 episodes
#50 Final Episode - The WHY behind The CHW Crew
In today's episode podcast host Tasha Whitaker announces the final episode of The CHW Crew Podcast. With over 6k podcast downloads and 50 episodes since launching the first episode on Dec.1, 2017, Tasha has shared the stories of a variety of&nb...
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Episode 50
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18:06
Ep# 49 I AM A CHW Campaign with Shannon Lijewski
Today we travel to Michigan to hear from Shannon Lijewski, MBA, CHCEF. She is a Michigan native who loves spending time with her family outdoors in Northern Michigan. She has spent the past 15 years serving the most vulnerable community members...
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Episode 49
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30:26
EP#48 Working in Hospice Care with Kandis Draw
In this amazing podcast interview with Kandis Draw located in Chicago, Illinois we discuss: ✔ The role of a CHW in hospice care ✔ Importance of Self Care as a caregiver ✔Difference between palliative care and ho...
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Episode 48
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40:20
EP#47 Committed To The People with Phillip Cooper
The podcast summer break is over and we are back with a new episode ending out June! In this amazing podcast interview with Phillip Cooper aka Change Agent located in Ashville, North Carolina we discuss: ...
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Episode 47
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47:55
EP# 46 Navigating A Season of Transition
Tune in as Tasha has a transparent conversation on the topic, "navigating a season of transition". She has personally been deep in the season of transition and is sharing some lessons she has learned and giving some encouragement to those in th...
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Episode 46
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37:54
EP#45 Be Authentically You With Denise Martinez
Growing up in West Texas or as known as "The Valley" Denise takes us through her journey of discovery of her interest in public health. As she is exploring she also realizing the importance of being authentically yourself no matter where ...
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Episode 45
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46:02
EP#44 Violence Prevention in Baltimore with Erica Hamlett
Erica Hamlett is the Violence Prevention Coordinator for McElderry ParkSafe Streets in her hometown of Baltimore, Md. As a Certified Community Health Worker and advocate she dedicates herself to whatever her community needs. Advo...
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Episode 44
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40:33
EP#43: Ending The School to Prison Pipeline with Leonard Webb
Today we speak with Leonard Webb, he is a retired law enforcement professional turned life coach/ youth advocate. He is the CEO of Webbolutionary Motivation LLC and Leonard is also an adjunct faculty member teaching Criminal Justice at Po...
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46:00
EP: 42 Benefits of the RESET button..Happy New Year!
Happy New Year 2021! We are back after the holiday break and have a lot to unpack! As we start the new year I have found it beneficial to hit the reset button! I will share a few tips that you can implement to help you ...
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Episode 42
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10:45
Virtual Self Care Gift Exchange EP:#41
Today Podcast Host Tasha shares about The Self Care Gift Exchange taking place Fri. Dec. 11, 2020 with fellow public health educators around the nation. We will spread some holiday cheer, network, get some self care tips and share some smiles. ...
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Episode 41
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10:50
EP#40 Covid19 and Flu Season Tips with Pamela Alexander, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Today we will hear from Pamela Alexander a Nurse Practitioner. With the winter season around the corner and covid19 and flu season number increasing today she will share tips with us to be safe!Pamala has been a registered nur...
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Episode 40
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29:56
#39 DFW CHW Association with Dr. Hernandez
For the episode today we hear from Dr. Hernandez and her journey into the CHW field. She is a co-founder of DFW CHW Association one of the largest Associations in Texas serving CHWs and Promotoras. She speaks about her journey of public health,...
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Episode 39
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48:44
EP: 38 Healing Hike for Health Educators with Bre Williams
Follow @thechwcrew and subscribe to the podcast and leave a review!Today we hear from Bre Williams Founder of Curvy By Nature.Born in Okinawa, Japan and raised in Fort Worth, Texas her passion for people is as dynamic as her bir...
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Episode 39
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33:56
EP#37 The Impact of a CHW Instructor with Mercedes Cruz-Ruiz
Follow Us @thechwcrewMercedes Cruz-Ruiz is a passionate CHW and CHW Instructor. She has Served the community for 28 years in the field of government funded programs. As a Community Health Educator for the past 13 years and have taught ov...
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Episode 38
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43:04
EP: 36 Coming Full Circle with Omar Jones
Get connected and follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB!Omar Jones is a Certified Registered Community Health Worker with Great Lakes Bay Health Centers in Saginaw, MI where he also serves as chairperson of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, ...
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Episode 37
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47:20
#35 Dancing the pounds off with Dana Branch!
Get connected and follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB! Dana Branch is using her journey to health and wellness as inspiration for others to get healthy. After years of going through her own battles with chronic illness she made th...
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Episode 36
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51:20
Ep #34 Be Empowered!
Stay connected and Follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB! Leave us a review of the podcast on apple podcast! Thanks for listening!!Today I share 3 tips to be empowered as parents make decisions for their kids going back to school during covid1...
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Episode 34
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13:05
Ep#33 Lessons from my Podcasting Journey
Stay connected and Follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB! Leave us a review of the podcast on apple podcast! Thanks for listening!!This weekend I invested in myself and attended Podthon a two-day virtual event where podcasters can lear...
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Episode 33
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18:21
EP#32 Minority Mental Health Awareness with Litza Bodden
Stay connected and Follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB! Leave us a review of the podcast on apple podcast! Thanks for listening!!July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Today Litza will share tips on how to care for your mental welln...
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Episode 32
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35:24
EP#31 The Power of the Getaway!
Stay connected and Follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB! Leave us a review of the podcast on apple podcast! Thanks for listening!!In the current time of the Covid19 pandemic, racial inequalities and unemployment many people find themselves un...
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20:33
EP#30 World Sickle Cell Disease Day with Shantia Fitzgerald
Stay connected and Follow @thechwcrew on IG and FB! Leave us a review of the podcast on apple podcast! Thanks for listening!!World Sickle Cell Day is June 19 and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) has resource...
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Episode 29
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35:07
EP#29 A Conversation about Cultural Awareness with Dr. James-Etta
With the current state of events in the world of the recent death of Mr. George Floyd, protest for black lives matter, covid-19, and tensions high we will examine the significance of reflection in our lives to better understand Cultural Awarene...
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Episode 29
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1:11:07
EP#28 Gratitude & My Quarantine Birthday
This week I celebrated my birthday, May 13 during quarantine. This was a first, but it actually was a great birthday. I have so much to be thankful for and I am blessed. I want to thank each and every one for listening to a podcast episode, sub...
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Episode 28
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15:51
EP:#27 Leading The Charge with Denise Octavia Smith, NACHW Executive Director
Denise Octavia Smith is the Executive Director for the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) among many additional hats. Only 6 months into her new role of leading the charge for Community Health Workers she is...
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Episode 27
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1:06:19
EP#26 Virtual Education for CHWs with Quisha Umemba MPH, RN, CDCES, CHWI
Now that we are going into our third week of the quarantine lifestyle, many professionals are shifting to virtual technology and utilizing it to continue the work of outreach, seeing patients and continuing care. If organizations haven't thought a...
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Episode 26
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