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Andrea Dwyer

Program Director, Colorado Cancer Screening Program and Colorado School of Public Health

Andrea (Andi) Dwyer is the Director and one of the founding members of the Colorado Cancer Screening Program (CCSP) and implemented the country’s largest screening patient navigation program within the safety net clinics in Colorado. Ms. Dwyer helped build partnerships with over 200 clinical providers and trained over 100 navigators, resulting in 30,000 low- and no-cost screenings for colorectal cancer since 2006. She has conducted similar PN training nationally for over 500 navigators working in conjunction with the Patient Navigator Training Collaborative. Ms. Dwyer is on the Executive Committee of the Colorado CWH PN and Promotore de Salud Alliance of Colorado and Vice Chair of the National Navigation Roundtable

Appearances

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    Date
    March 15, 2021
    Community Health Workers (CHWs) build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities, such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Denise Smith
    Denise Smith, MBA, CHW, PN
    Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers
    Speaker Image for Phillip Bergquist
    Health Center Operations Officer, Michigan Primary Care Association
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    Program Director, Colorado Cancer Screening Program and Colorado School of Public Health

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