Catherine Gray Haywood

Executive Director
Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network (LACHON)

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