The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program Network (CPN) brings together staff from across NYU Langone Health who contribute to CHW initiatives, programs, and research. Its purpose is to foster collaboration, strengthen connections across teams, and create opportunities for professional development and shared learning.

The CPN provides a space where CHWs, supervisors, program managers, and allies can connect, exchange knowledge, and enhance inter-program collaboration. It also serves as a platform to explore opportunities for CHW advocacy and promote institutional support for CHW programs.

Community Health Worker Steering Committee

The CPN is guided by the CHW Steering Committee, which plays an important role in informing the CHW-RRC's work. The Committee consists of 4 to 6 CHWs and patient navigators who serve for a term of 18-months. Its members ensure that CHWs have a voice within NYU Langone Health and beyond by helping to shape CHW-RRC events and activities, identify priorities, and advance advocacy efforts.

The October 2025-April 2027 Cohort

Ariel Xiao
Community Health Representative, Department of Population Health

Madeline Pardy
Senior Health Educator, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone

Nancy Harb
Community Health Representative, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Saikat Talukder
Community Health Representative, Department of Population Health

Yashira Vega
Community Health Worker, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone

Past Committee Members

Past committe members include Camila Caycedo, Diana Dominguez, Ivette Sierra Verdejo, Mursheda Ahmed, Roger Abrams, Alzahraa K. Ahmed, Gurvinder Singh, Erandi Perez, Rebecca Mead, Ivette Cabrera, Clarissa Rios, Linda Thompson, Sabiha Sultana, Stanley Scriven, Sheila Willis, Sidra Zafar, Wendy Romero, MD Taher, Bosco Kwan, Toka Shalan, Neftali Perez, Karen Rosario, and Shana Johnson.

CHW Program Network Activities

Our activities are designed to better support CHWs’ self-care, wellbeing, and other professional needs, while also creating space to share success stories and enhance critical competencies.

CHW Supervisor Working Group

The CHW Supervisor Working Group is a space for CHW supervisors to collaborate and discuss team-related challenges. The group meets monthly and serves as a forum for problem-solving and developing shared solutions.

Community Health Worker Wellness Survey

The CHW wellness survey was developed to better understand the needs of the CHW workforce at NYU Langone Health, particularly as staff adapted to new working environments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The survey is co-designed with the CHW Steering Committee to ensure it reflects the real experiences and priorities of CHWs. Each iteration is updated to address emerging topics and newly identified needs, allowing the CHW-RRC to remain responsive to shifting workplace conditions, wellbeing concerns, and professional challenges.

The survey is administered on an ad-hoc basis, and findings help inform the CHW-RRC's program planning and priorities.

Mindfully Caring for the Self and Others with Lerner Health Promotion Programs for Community Health Workers

To support personal wellbeing of CHWs and build competencies in integrative health techniques for self-care, the Lerner Health Promotion Programs’ integrative health services at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn developed a pilot series of health promotion training and adjunct weekly Health Monday emails.