Wisconsin and New Mexico
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND
AWARENESS
Objective
Participants will be able to:
1. Identify successful approaches for
providing technical assistance and
awareness building.
Examples to Share- Key Elements
NEW MEXICO
Working with AHECs
• Partnership
Development/Background
• Strong Infrastructure as an AHEC
and in Southern NM for reaching
the Hispanic Population
• Delivery of CDSMP and AHEC
Capacity over 8 yrs
• Technical Assistance
– Site visits, monthly calls, funding
restructuring when barriers to
contracting arise
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Mentoring Model
• Partnership
Development/Background
• Strong Infrastructure statewide and
in Milwaukee County
• Delivery of CDSMP and AHEC
Capacity over 8 yrs
• Technical Assistance
– Monthly meetings, team development,
training and consultation, statewide
representation
Likeness
• Utilized an existing infrastructure and
enhanced/strengthened the partnerships through
technical assistance and funding
• Special populations required a unique approach
• Community Health Workers- lay leaders and
promotoras
• Partnership negotiations on deliverables and
goals
Differences
• NM uses a Resource/Training Center AND WI uses a
local aging unit with system partners doing delivery
• NM provides funding for AHECs to provide project
management for CDSMP (sole source) AND WI
provides funding through indirect evaluation,
training, and consultation for workshop recruitment
(joint funding with WI Div. of Long Term Care)
• Partnership deliverables are not ASSURED in WI but
are in NM
NEW MEXICO
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Limited staffing
Travel and time
Lead Trainer retention
Buy-in from health care
providers
• Contract process
WISCONSIN
• Lots of aging
representation and little
public health
• Trust in similar goals
• There is another layer
above this infrastructure
NEW MEXICO
• High completion rates
• Increased access to
workshops
• Positive feedback
• Enhanced partnership with
AHECs and NMSU
WISCONSIN
• High level of active
participation with lay
leaders
• Evaluation measures that
show TA is working
• Facilitation and recruitment
for CDSMP is easier
• Statewide recognition and
duplication
Audience Application & Dialogue
• NOW: What did you learn that you can act
on now?
• FUTURE: What did you learn that you can
act out in the future?
• BARRIERS/SOLUTIONS: What barriers to
expect to encounters? Solutions to
barriers?