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SUMMARY:HEZ Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for the March HEZ Learning Community at the URI Campus in West Kingston!  Approximately 9am-4pm. Follow the HEZ Newsletter for updates!
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-learning-community-8/
LOCATION:University of Rhode Island\, 45 Upper College Road\, Kingston\, Rhode Island\, 02881
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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SUMMARY:HEZ Virtual Learning Days
DESCRIPTION:Registration links for the 2026 Virtual Learning Day sessions are now open. Sign up for workshops\, strategy sessions\, and more!   \n\n\n\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026 Community Climate Resiliency Community of Practice Meet & Greet | 11-12:30 p.m.In preparation for the launch of a climate resiliency community of practice\, join climate resiliency subject matter experts\, technical assistance providers\, State agency program leads\, and other interested stakeholders. Audience: All are welcome\, especially those interested in or working on climate resiliency. Register now! Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) – Action Planning Workshop | 1-3 p.m.Join experienced colleagues and other experts to discuss lessons learned from addressing the overdose crisis. This session is taking place in lieu of the January CODE Meeting. Audience: HEZ Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) grantees\, Rhode Island Foundation grantees\, and others working on community overdose prevention. Register now! \n\n\n\nSave the Date: In-Person March 2026 HEZ Learning Community Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 | University of Rhode Island – Kingston Campus *Stay tuned for details!
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-virtual-learning-days-2/
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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SUMMARY:HEZ Virtual Learning Days
DESCRIPTION:2026 Virtual Learning Days: Open Registration Registration links for the 2026 Virtual Learning Day sessions are now open. Sign up for workshops\, strategy sessions\, and more! \n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 14\, 2026 SNAP-Ed: Helping Communities Eat Well and Spend Less | 10 a.m.-NoonJoin this fun and interactive discussion on common barriers to healthy eating\, food assistance programs\, and nutrition education resources to help clients shop for and prepare quick\, healthy\, low-cost meals. Audience: Open to the HEZ network\, community health workers\, and anyone interested in affordability.Register now!How to Respond to an Encounter with ICE | 1-2 p.m.This session explores legal guidelines for how health care workers and community members can navigate encounters with federal immigration enforcement\, including Know Your Rights information. Audience: Open to all. Register now!Effective Strategies to Implement Chronic Disease Prevention Programs for Diet and Exercise 3-4 p.m.This session explores how HEZs deliver chronic disease prevention programs. Discuss strategies that strengthen community networks and reshape local environments to make healthy choices easier. How can community-led efforts address food insecurity\, promote physical activity\, and inform chronic disease prevention initiatives?Audience:All are welcome. Register now! \n\n\n\nSave the Date: In-Person March 2026 HEZ Learning Community Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 | University of Rhode Island – Kingston Campus *Stay tuned for details!
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-virtual-learning-days/
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T130000
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SUMMARY:HEZ Virtual Learning Days
DESCRIPTION:2026 Virtual Learning Days: Open Registration Registration links for the 2026 Virtual Learning Day sessions are now open. Sign up for workshops\, strategy sessions\, and more! \n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 13\, 2026Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Updates  | 1-2 p.m.Learn about the work underway to improve systems\, better serve Rhode Islanders\, and efforts to respond to federal actions. This session also includes a curated Q&A. Audience: All are welcome.Register now! \n\n\n\nWhat’s it Gonna Take? Diving Deeper into Racial Equity | 2-4 p.m.What’s it gonna take for us to understand our resistance\, overcome the distractions\, and DO THE WORK? In this workshop\, we will strengthen our community by holding each other accountable to deeper levels of racial equity work. Audience: Attendees of prior “I’m Gonna Need to See Some ID” racial equity series and those who have an intermediate or advanced understanding of racial equity. Register now! \n\n\n\nSave the Date: In-Person March 2026 HEZ Learning Community Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 | University of Rhode Island – Kingston Campus *Stay tuned for details!
URL:https://chwari.org/event/2026-hez-virtual-learning-days/
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T103000
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SUMMARY:September 2025 HEZ Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 30\, 2025 | 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.  Grand Ballroom\, Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Warwick801 Greenwich Ave\, Warwick\, RI 02886Please note: this Learning Community will begin later than previous events. The day begins at 10:30 a.m. with registration\, refreshments\, exhibit tables\, and networking.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRead More and Register\n\n\n\n\nJoin colleagues\, partners\, and allies from across the state for engaging discussions\, action oriented workshops\, networking\, and other community-driven opportunities! Lunch and an afternoon refreshment to be provided. \n\n\n\nThis Learning Community is part of the HEZ Training and Technical Assistance Program (TTAP). The purpose of HEZ TTAP is to provide forums for cumulative learning\, knowledge sharing\, leadership development\, and alignment necessary to support the HEZ initiative’s network of community members\, organizations\, and institutions in their efforts to achieve population and systems-level change to advance equity in RI. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\, Exhibit Tables\, Networking\, Refreshments……………10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\n\n\n\nLunch and Exhibit Tables…………………………………………………….……………….12:00-1:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n120-minute Workshop……………..……………………………………………………………………1-4 p.m.\n\n\n\n90-minute Workshops……………..………………………………………………………………..1-2:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nTravel…………………………………………………………………………..…………………………2:30-2:40 p.m.\n\n\n\n90-minute Workshops………………………………..…………………………………………2:40-4:10 p.m.\n\n\n\nTravel…………………………………………………………………………..…………………………4:10-4:20p.m.\n\n\n\nClosing………………………………………………………………………………………….……….4:20-4:30p.m.\n\n\n\n\n**Please note this Learning Community will start later than previous events. \n\n\n\nWorkshops\n\n\n\n120-minute Workshop……………..………………………………………………………………..1-4 p.m. \n\n\n\n\nBeloved Community: What is it and how do we build it?\n\n\n\n\nWhile aspirational\, the concept of the Beloved Community is intended to be practical rather than utopian. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. made the term popular and gave it a deeper meaning by making it the overarching goal of nonviolence. It is a community where the level of relationships are raised to a higher level and where issues can be dealt with jointly in a constructive manner and objectives can move forward in a more efficient way due to the heightened sense of belonging and ownership. We are all members of many communities where we live\, work\, and spend leisure time. During this session we will assess the communities we belong to and discuss how we can be deliberate about strengthening our organizational community for the betterment of our workforce and the clients that we serve. \n\n\n\n90-minute Workshops……………..……………………………………………………………1-2:30 p.m. \n\n\n\n\nKidding Around: Supporting Teen ParentsTeen parenthood is often regarded as an unplanned phase of life resulting in an unwanted child. In this session\, we will invite participants to consider a radical new way of thinking about family planning to acknowledge conscious teen parenting. In this workshop\, we will review local data on rates and risks of teen parenthood. We will move from theory to practice by acknowledging stigmatizing attitudes and exploring the gaps in services that create greater challenges for young parents. Furthermore\, we will share innovative strategies to more intentionally integrate teens into parenting and maternal health services.\n\n\n\nEfficient Housing for All Community of Practice: CHW Weatherization Ambassadors are the Key to Improving Home and Human Health in RI’s Underresourced CommunitiesFact #1: Energy efficient\, weatherized homes are healthier\, more comfortable\, and cost less to heat and cool. Fact #2: Rhode Island has programs in place for income-eligible residents to weatherize their homes at no cost. Fact #3: Participation in weatherization programs by income-eligible ratepayers is very low.\n\n\n\n\nThe Efficient Housing for All Community of Practice (EHACoP) brought community-based workers and residents together to brainstorm ways to increase participation in RI’s income eligible weatherization programs from April-July 2025. In this session\, EHACoP participants and staff from the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension will a) share the results from the EHACoP\, b) provide information about future CHW training available in 2026\, and provide an opportunity for session participants to earn incentives for signing up for and completing a home energy assessment of their own! The goal? To make energy efficiency accessible to all and improve human and environmental health in the process. Join us! \n\n\n\n\nOptional – Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) Grantee Meeting\n\n\n\n\nJoin this optional session to meet and receive updates from CODE Project Managers and meet with other community facing professionals working to address the overdose crisis. Audience: HEZ CODE Grant receipients and their community partners. \n\n\n\n90-minute Workshops………………………………..…………………………………….2:40-4:10 p.m. \n\n\n\n\nI’m Gonna Need to See Some ID: Moving Towards Racial HealingRaise your consciousness! In this workshop\, participants will be motivated to continue pursuing equity in the wake of the current socio-political climate. Participants will strengthen their Self-knowledge by examining and distinguishing their own attitudes towards race and racism. They will be introduced to the Hoffman Integrated Racial Identity Development Model. With this model\, they will be equipped with a powerful tool to continue their process of unlearning our racial conditioning. They will also develop insights to better understand and engage people who are in different places in their journey towards racial understanding.\n\n\n\nIt’s Not Beautiful but it’s Reality: Addressing the Budget Reconciliation with Empathy\, Compassion\, and Practical Options\n\n\n\n\nPolicy change is coming- let’s face it together. This session blends updates on federal budget reconciliation with space for collective reflection and pragmatic strategies for navigating open enrollment 2025-2026.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/september-2025-learning-community/
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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SUMMARY:HEZ Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for this HEZ learning community!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTTAP organizes HEZ Learning Communities\, the HEZ initiative’s primary shared learning forum. These quarterly\, conference-style events are planned and led in partnership with HEZ community leaders. Learning Communities bring HEZs and stakeholders together across sectors to address inequities and cultivate collective impact. \n\n\n\nIf you know of any large gatherings or events that may conflict with any Learning Community dates\, please email morgan.duffney@health.ri.gov or Deb.Golding@health.ri.gov.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-learning-community-7/2025-05-21/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Providence Airport/ Warwick\, 801 Greenwich Avenue\, Warwick\, Rhode Island\, 02886\, United States
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T083000
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SUMMARY:HEZ Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for this HEZ learning community!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTTAP organizes HEZ Learning Communities\, the HEZ initiative’s primary shared learning forum. These quarterly\, conference-style events are planned and led in partnership with HEZ community leaders. Learning Communities bring HEZs and stakeholders together across sectors to address inequities and cultivate collective impact. \n\n\n\nIf you know of any large gatherings or events that may conflict with any Learning Community dates\, please email morgan.duffney@health.ri.gov or Deb.Golding@health.ri.gov.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-learning-community-7/2025-03-03/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Providence Airport/ Warwick\, 801 Greenwich Avenue\, Warwick\, Rhode Island\, 02886\, United States
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T080000
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SUMMARY:HEZ Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:October 30\, HEZ Learning Community\n\n\n\n“Reimagining Power”\n\n\n\nRegistration is now open for the October 2024 HEZ Learning Community. Join colleagues and partners from across the state for a day of shared learning\, relationship-building\, networking\, and collective impact! Free breakfast and lunch are included. Register for the October 2024 Learning Community. “Select Reserve a Spot”\n\n\n\nWednesday\, October 30\, 2024 | 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom\, Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Warwick801 Greenwich Ave\, Warwick\, RI 02886
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-learning-community-6/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Providence Airport/ Warwick\, 801 Greenwich Avenue\, Warwick\, Rhode Island\, 02886\, United States
CATEGORIES:CHW Networking Gatherings,HEZ Learning Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T080000
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SUMMARY:HEZ Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 14\, 2024Theme: Celebrating Collaborations \n\n\n\nHEZ Learning Community events are held 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Breakfast and lunch are provided. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nFor questions\, please email morgan.duffney@health.ri.gov. \n\n\n\nTo propose ideas for future events\, complete this Workshop Development Form.  To become an exhibitor at a HEZ Learning Community Event\, sign up here. \n\n\n\nRead the latest HEZ news. To get HEZ news directly\, sign up here.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-learning-community-5/
CATEGORIES:HEZ Learning Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T080000
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SUMMARY:HEZ Learning Community- Purposeful Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Purposeful Partnerships  HEZ Learning Communities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe March 2024 HEZ Learning Community will be on Tuesday\, March 12\, 2024\, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rhode Island College – 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue\, Providence\, Rhode Island. Join colleagues from across the state for a day of exploring the theme of the day\, Purposeful Partnerships. The day begins with breakfast\, check-in\, and exhibit tables at 8 a.m. and ends with raffle prizes and closing statements at 4 p.m. Register for the March 2024 Learning Community \n\n\n\nThe proposed Health Equity Zone (HEZ) Learning Community schedule is: Tuesday\, March 12\, 2024 (* Snow day will be Friday\, March 15\, 2024)Tuesday\, May 14\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nRegister for March 12\n\n\n\n\nFor questions\, please email morgan.duffney@health.ri.gov. \n\n\n\nTo propose ideas for future events\, complete this Workshop Development Form.  To become an exhibitor at a HEZ Learning Community Event\, sign up here. \n\n\n\nRead the latest HEZ news. To get HEZ news directly\, sign up here.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/hez-learning-community-4/
CATEGORIES:CHW Networking Gatherings,HEZ Learning Community
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