Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening and Support Small Group Training Series

Posted on: January 20, 2026 | Last Updated: April 29, 2026 | Chronic Disease

This Small Group Training Series builds Community Health Workers’ (CHWs) capacity to improve access to person-directed, holistic cancer care in agricultural worker communities. Through case studies, navigation strategies, and resource demonstrations, participants will strengthen their ability to guide individuals and families throughout the cancer care journey.

The final session featured Guest Speaker Wayne Jonas, MD, President, Healing Works Foundation. 

Wayne Jonas, MD, is a widely published investigator, practicing family physician, and professor of medicine at Georgetown University and at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He is also a retired lieutenant colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. Dr. Jonas was the director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health from 1995 to 1999 and led the World Health Organization’s Collaborative Center for Traditional Medicine. Prior to that, he served as the director of medical research fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He now advises national and international organizations on ways to implement evidence-based healing practices in their medical systems. He serves as the President of Healing Works Foundation.