Virginia Community Health Worker Association

The Understanding Lupus program provides CHWs with knowledge and skills to raise lupus and lupus clinical trial awareness.

CHWs play an important role in addressing lupus and lupus clinical trial health disparities by educat-ing and conducting outreach to reduce health barriers for their communities.

After participating in Understanding Lupus, CHWs will be able to:

• Explain what lupus is, describe signs and symptoms, and identify types of medical providers (providers) that treat lupus
• Define lupus health disparities, understand which populations are affected the most by lupus,
• Understand the importance of clinical trials and minority participation, and describe barriers to participation.
• Understand the importance of raising awareness about lupus and clinical trials, describe the role of CHWs in reducing and navigating barriers to clinical trial participation, and describe the barriers of lupus patients participating in clinical trials.
• Explain the process of diagnosis, understand how to support clients with lupus, discuss the importance of support systems and support groups, and understand how to connect a client to a medical home.
• Understand the importance of listening to persons with lupus, describe lifestyle changes that benefit persons with lupus, and learn about self-management tools and information to recommend to persons with lupus.

This training fulfills the recertification requirements for Community Health Workers in accordance with Virginia Certification Board standards. The workshop covers the following core competencies:

A. Service Coordination and System Navigation

B. Health Promotion and Prevention

C. Advocacy, Outreach and Engagement

D. Communication

**In order to receive full credit for this training, you must attend the entire session**