AUGUST 24–28, 2026

National Community Health Worker Awareness Week

Celebrating the people who connect, educate, advocate, empower, and strengthen our communities.

Community Health Workers make a difference every day.

This week, Umemba Health is celebrating YOU with free resources, professional development, practical tools, education, recognition, and a few special surprises.

Come back each day because we're unlocking something new all week long.

SEE TODAY'S GIFT

A new CHW gift unlocks each day.

From the team at Umemba Health

5 Days. 5 Ways to Celebrate CHWs.

We're celebrating National CHW Awareness Week all week long. Each day, we'll unlock something new created to celebrate, support, and invest in Community Health Workers.

Come back every day to discover what's next.

DAY 1 • NOW UNLOCKED

Monday • August 24

🎉 Celebrate a CHW

Get Your FREE CHW Celebration Pack

We're starting National Community Health Worker Awareness Week with something designed to help all of us celebrate the people behind the profession.

The FREE CHW Celebration Pack gives CHWs, supervisors, organizations, instructors, coworkers, and community partners ready-to-use resources for recognizing Community Health Workers.

What's inside the pack

I Love Community Health Workers Social Graphic
A CHW Made a Difference Appreciation Card
CHW Certificate of Appreciation
CHW Awareness Week Virtual Background
Community Health Workers Make Communities Stronger Banner

Many of the resources include editable Canva templates so organizations and individuals can personalize them for the CHWs they want to recognize.

GET THE FREE CELEBRATION PACK

Free • Ready to Use • Editable Templates Included

Make it personal.

Choose a CHW. Say their name. Tell them why their work matters.

Day 2

TuesdayAugust 25

COMING SOON

Your next CHW Awareness Week gift unlocks Tuesday. Come back tomorrow to see what's waiting for you.

Come back tomorrow to unlock your next CHW Awareness Week surprise.

LOCKED

Day 3

WednesdayAugust 26

COMING SOON

Another CHW Awareness Week surprise is on the way. Come back Wednesday to unlock it.

Come back tomorrow to unlock your next CHW Awareness Week surprise.

LOCKED

Day 4

ThursdayAugust 27

COMING SOON

We're not finished celebrating yet. Your Thursday CHW Awareness Week gift is coming soon.

Come back tomorrow to unlock your next CHW Awareness Week surprise.

LOCKED

Day 5

FridayAugust 28

COMING SOON

One more surprise. Come back Friday as we close out CHW Awareness Week with one final gift.

Come back tomorrow to unlock your next CHW Awareness Week surprise.

LOCKED

This Week Is About You.

Community Health Workers spend every day making sure other people are seen, heard, connected, educated, and supported.

This week, we want to make sure CHWs feel seen too.

Whether you work in a health department, hospital, clinic, nonprofit, school, community organization, faith community, or directly in the neighborhoods you serve, your work matters.

Thank you for the relationships you build.
Thank you for the trust you earn.
Thank you for the barriers you help remove.
Thank you for advocating for your communities.

Thank you for being a Community Health Worker.

We're Just Getting Started.

A new CHW Awareness Week gift will be unlocked every day through Friday. Bookmark this page and come back tomorrow to see what's next.

COME BACK TOMORROW

5 Days. 5 Ways to Celebrate CHWs.

🎉 Celebrate a CHW

What's inside the pack

TuesdayAugust 25

WednesdayAugust 26

ThursdayAugust 27

FridayAugust 28

This Week Is About You.

🎁 We're Just Getting Started.

Help Us Celebrate CHWs

We're Just Getting Started.