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Abstract Presentations

Hernandez, D. A. (Author & Presenter), St. John, J. (Author & Presenter), “Key Findings from Texas Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Study,”

EHF Learning Conversation, Episcopal Health Foundation, Virtual. (August 26, 2024).

Ball, M., Tietze, M. F., Hernandez, D. A., Phipps, L. M., Roye, J. L., “International Curriculum Collaboration on Data Analytics for Communities, SDoH and the UN Sustainable Development Goals,”

16th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, Manchester, UK. (July 28, 2024).

Guerrero, R. (Author & Presenter), Hernandez, D. A. (Author & Presenter), “Community Health Worker Emergency Preparedness and Response Initiative,”

Texas Public Health Association Annual Education Conference, Texas Public Health Association, Galveston, TX. (May 2024).

Hernandez, D. A., Guerrero, R. (Author & Presenter), “Community Health Worker motivation to engage in emergency planning, preparedness, and response activities,”

Texas Public Health Association Annual Education Conference, Texas Public Health Association, Galveston, TX. (May 2024).

Wagner, T. (Author & Presenter), Hernandez, D. A. (Author & Presenter), “Algorithm-Based Community Health Worker (CHW) Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response (EPR) Increasing Health Literacy in Older Adults,”

2024 Health Literacy Collaborative Summit, Wisconsin. (April 8, 2024).

Hernandez, D. A., Guerrero, R. (Author & Presenter), “Community Health Worker Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative,”

2024 South Texas All Hazards Conference. (March 28, 2024).

Hernandez, D. A. (Author & Presenter), “A community-based approach to address health inequities,”

Spring 2024 Clinical Translational Research Forum Seminar series, CONHI. (February 14, 2024).

Kamt, S. (Author), Rasu, R. (Author), Miller-Wilson, L.-A. A. (Author), White, A. (Author), Chhetri, S. (Author), Hernandez, D. A. (Author), Hittson-Smith, R. (Author), Coleman, A. (Author), Sambamoorthi, U. (Author), “Associations of Social Determinants of Health, Perceptions of Health Equity with Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Underserved Populations – Qualitative Phase,”

ASHP Midyear, ASHP. (December 3, 2023).

Hernandez, D. A. (Author & Presenter), “Un modelo de CHW como parte de la preparación, respuesta y recuperación ante emergencias,”

Annual Texas Association of Promotores/CHWs Conference, Virtual. (September 29, 2023).

Hernandez, D. A. (Author & Presenter), “Community Health Worker Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative,”

National Age-Friendly Interest Group Meeting, National Rural Health Association, Washington D.C. (September 18, 2023).

Publications

Ball, M. J., Mustata Wilson, G., Tierney, W. M., Weidanz, J., Hernandez, D. A., Kim, G., Douglas, J. V. A Perspective on Integration and Outreach: Guiding Concepts from IAIMS. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 

Hernandez, D. A., St John, J. (2024). Community Health Worker Workforce And Implications For Sustainability: A Texas Landscape Scan.

Hernandez, D. A. (2020). The impact of perceived organizational support on member satisfaction with community health worker organizations (Order No. 28208176). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2471743235).

Li, Y., Carlson, E., Hernandez, D.A., Green, B., et al. (2019). Patient Perception and Cost-Effectiveness of a Patient Navigation Program to Improve Breast Cancer Screening for Hispanic Women. Health Equity, 3(1). DOI: 10.1089/heq.2018.0089

St. John, J., Beaudoin, C. E., Nimmons, K., Adame, D., & Ory, M. (2013). Promotores and ÉPICO: A model for implementing a cancer training and education program among Hispanics with increased cancer risk. Texas Public Health Journal, 65(1), 20-24.

Media

Fort Worth Report

Training at UNT HSC prepares officials from across Tarrant County to take on emergency events (July 6, 2023).

Dallas Morning News

Meet the Latina nonprofit leader who has helped improve health outreach in DFW (October 14, 2021).

Univision-Dallas

(November 11, 2023)

2021 Ford Mujeres Legendarias Awards

CHW Crew Podcast Interview

For the episode today we hear from Dr. Hernandez and her journey into the CHW field. She is a co-founder of DFW CHW Association one of the largest Associations in Texas serving CHWs and Promotoras.

Latinos Con Voz Podcast interview

A podcast from the National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center and the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center that will highlight the important work being done by our subject matter experts who are Latino and/or Latino serving. Through this podcast our team hopes to provide a dose of hope, clarity on behavioral health topics, the normalization of these conversations in our communities, and to move from awareness to action.