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Forest Trees

Solution Innovators

Led by Experts, Driven by Impact, and Trusted Nationwide.

Culturally Responsive Coaching & Leadership Development

INCHWA offers transformational coaching and leadership development rooted in ethics, justice, and empowerment:

  • Individual and group coaching to support CHWs from the frontline to executive leadership.

  • Development of ethical leadership, mindset transformation, and values-aligned action plans.

  • Deep experience in neurolinguistic programming, chaplaincy-informed support, and trauma-sensitive coaching.

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INCHWA Authors or Co-Authors specialized training for CHWs.

INCHWA partners with organizations to author or co-author specialty trainings that align with the CHW scope of practice and public health goals. We ensure each training is relevant, practical, and rooted in interactive adult learning principles. Our process includes:

  • Leading curriculum development to ensure quality, cultural responsiveness, and field-readiness

  • Using your staff as subject matter experts to review and approve content

  • Embedding adult pedagogy with interactive methods like case studies and role-plays

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Community-Based Program Design, Implementation & Evaluation

Our team has decades of experience leading community-driven initiatives that prioritize cultural competence, lived experience, and measurable impact.

  • Development and execution of multilevel interventions in Latino/a, migrant, and rural communities.

  • Rigorous program evaluation using participatory and longitudinal research methods.

  • Collaboration on major public health studies funded by NIH and other national bodies.

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CHW Workforce Development & Policy Innovation

We design, scale, and sustain CHW programs through:

  • Curriculum development, specialty training, and certification alignment.

  • Advocacy for Medicaid reimbursement and sustainable CHW program models.

  • Strategic consulting for health systems integrating CHWs into care teams.

  • Development of creative reimbursement methods for non-providers in federally qualified health centers.

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Chronic Disease Management & Clinical Integration

Our experts develop and implement clinical-community care models that improve outcomes in:

  • Diabetes, hypertension, tobacco cessation, and cardiovascular risk reduction.

  • FQHC settings, rural clinics, and bilingual care environments.

  • Pharmacist-CHW collaborative models.

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Public Health Innovation, Technology & Justice

We help organizations explore and implement innovative, health justice-driven tools and strategies:

  • Co-design of digital tools and interventions in partnership with underserved communities.

  • Strategic planning for inclusive, scalable solutions to reduce disparities.

  • Engagement of CHWs in translational research and tech adoption.

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Policy Development, Advocacy & Strategic Consulting

With deep knowledge of state and federal policy, we support:

  • Policy briefs, white papers, and legislation influencing CHW workforce standards.

  • State and national advocacy coalitions for fair compensation and professional recognition.

  • Organizational leadership coaching to advance systems change from within.

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Community Engagement & Applied Anthropology

We ensure that programs are community-informed, culturally competent, and rooted in trust:

  • Long-term ethnographic research and community engagement strategies.

  • Development of inclusive, grassroots-informed program models.

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Statewide CHW Engagement and Emergency Preparedness Strategy

  • INCHWA has led the development of Indiana Health Engagement through CHW Model Councils, which are structured across Emergency Preparedness Districts.

  • This model has resulted in strategic research, impressive community engagement results, promising health outcomes, and replicable strategies for statewide collaboration.

  • Our partners, CHWDI, TechServ, and the IDOH have developed a model suitable for implementation in various states, coalitions, or agencies looking for evidence-based strategies to effectively engage communities and support the under-resourced.

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