Richmond Memorial Health Foundation is dedicated to supporting area nonprofits focused on increasing health and racial equity and improving access to affordable health care. One such organization is the Virginia Community Health Workers Association (VACHWA). RMHF was an early funder of VACHWA, and has continued to support their work through the years. They are a critical community resource, providing education to healthcare professionals across the Richmond region and we are proud to call them a partner.
As a part of this spotlight, our intern, Chelsea Brown, had a conversation with Shanteny Jackson, the Executive Director of the VACHWA, to discuss their mission, goals, and recent accomplishments, like increasing the number of community health workers they have trained. As Jackson said during the interview, their organization’s programs “align with lived experiences that community health workers are either familiar with or impacted by.”
Read the full article and learn more about VACHWA’s community-based efforts here.
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