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About our team
Our team is comprised of a support team, board members and partner organizations. We are committed to creating a thriving organization with the goal of amplifying CHW voices across the state. Our focus is constructing the necessary infrastructure to ensure the long-term success of Utah community health workers.
Our support team
Oreta Tupola
Executive Director
oreta@uchwa.org
Sara Palomino
IT & Instructional Design Coordinator
sara@uchwa.org
Abril Canales
Administrative & Communications Coordinator
abril@uchwa.org
Our organizational structure
Executive Board of Directors
Past President: Jeannette Villalta
Board President: Kevin Nguyen
President Elect: Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou
Treasurer: Open Position
Secretary: Rebecca Benally
Board of Directors
Anna Gallegos
Lisia Satini
Stephanie Burdick
Open Position
Credentialing Workgroup
Host site application review and approval
CEU Training Curriculum Review
Contact Information
(801) 420-2128
P.O. Box 25956 Salt Lake City, UT 84125-0956
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The COVID Community Partnership (CCP) project was established in May 2020 by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Health Equity (OHE) in response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, and the disproportionate burden it placed on racial and ethnic minority communities.
"Community health workers (CHWs) were identified as a necessary component in this public health response to mitigate the spread and effects of COVID-19 on communities placed at a higher risk of poor health outcomes"