Catherine Gray Haywood

Executive Director of Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network (LACHON)
Envision CHW Council

Catherine Gray Haywood is the Executive Director for the Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network and the co-founder of the Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network and Women With A Vision, Inc. For more than 30 years, Catherine has advocated for people living below the poverty level and educated communities around health disparities. She provides a structured mentoring process and implements training programs for community members. Catherine also partners with LSU Community Health Workers Institute to train Community Health Workers in the state.

Areas of expertise: nutrition, disaster response, training CHWs, teaching basic cleaning techniques, HIV and AIDS education