*Grow* Gather in STRENGTH
Gathered in STRENGTH
Let What You Learn Change How You Lead
Hey, CHW Strength community!
Welcome to our Gathered in STRENGTH! I’m Stephanie and we’re bringing you along as we engage and connect at APHA in San Antonio.
Today, we’re answering three questions: What? Why? How?
WHAT I experienced yesterday?
Learning, conversations, and connections!
From presentations about our public health workforce to poster discussions about community safety, I’ve had opportunities to hear how others are approaching the challenges our communities face.
And between those sessions, there have been smiles, familiar faces, and new introductions.
Looking at these photos, I see people bringing their knowledge and experience into a shared space, giving us all an opportunity to leave with a broader perspective.
WHY are we focusing on Grow?
Because growth asks us to remain teachable, even when we have years of experience.
It takes humility to hear an idea that challenges our approach. It takes courage to acknowledge that something we’ve always done might need to change.
As Community Health Workers and leaders, we bring wisdom worth sharing. We also have room to receive.
Even the mosaic in these photos offers a beautiful reminder: individual pieces can come together to create something we could never make alone.
As The Hope Dealer, I see hope in our willingness to keep growing. Every new understanding gives us another possibility for moving forward.
HOW can we practice Grow?
Choose one idea from a conversation or session and give it somewhere to go.
Share it with your team. Ask someone whose experience differs from yours what they think. Try one practical change and pay attention to what you learn.
And share your own wisdom, too. Something you’ve learned through experience may be exactly what someone else needs.
Whether you’re here at APHA or following from home, ask yourself:
What am I willing to do differently because of what I’m learning?
Let’s gather in STRENGTH and grow in ways our communities can feel.
It’s FREE to join and you can begin right now!
Join the Public Health Connections Bingo
We’re gathering in STRENGTH
P.S. If you are at APHA or at Digital APHA, join us today at 2:30p CST
3157.0 Emerging Models to Promote Sustainable CHW Funding in Henry B. González Convention Center - 304A
See y’all around
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