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SUMMARY:Lecture: Certified Perinatal Workforce: Strong and Growing!
DESCRIPTION:Lifespan Community Health AmbassadorsVirtual LectureTuesday February 13\, 2024 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm \n\n\n\nThe Certified Perinatal Workforce: Strong and Growing! \n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\nQuatia Osorio\, BS-HSM\, BSBA\, SPM\, CCHW\, CLC\,MCHS\, CMCHW\, CPE\, CHC \n\n\n\nJoin LCHI to learn about the local certified perinatal workforce\, how it is expanding\, and the innovative work forces that are seeking to provide complementary and sustaining support to the struggling maternal health care arena in Rhode Island. The discussion will include the certified perinatal doula services\, doula referral hotline\, lactation programs services\, postpartum support initiatives\, and information about the new Certified Professional Midwifery Equity Initiative. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\n\nProvide the definition of a doula and their scope of practice\n\n\n\nReview and highlight the community efforts to improve maternal health outcomes\n\n\n\nDescribe innovations in community practice\, programs\, and policies to assist in eliminating maternal health disparities\n\n\n\nIdentify current proposed initiatives to reduce maternal health disparities  \n\n\n\n\nLocation: This lecture will be provided through Zoom. The link and sign in information will be provided prior to the lecture.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/lecture-certified-perinatal-workforce-strong-and-growing/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown University Health Community Health Institute":MAILTO:jnessett@brownhealth.org
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SUMMARY:envision: Sustaining and Training CHW Work in Addressing Chronic Disease as Underlying Risk Factors
DESCRIPTION:OUR NEXT WEBINAR • NUESTRO PRÓXIMO SEMINARIO WEB \n\n\n\nSustaining and Training CHW Work in Addressing Chronic Disease as Underlying Risk Factors \n\n\n\nApoyo y capacitación para los CHW en su labor de abordar las afecciones crónicas como factores de riesgo subyacentes \n\n\n\nThursday\, February 22\, 20241:30pm EST \n\n\n\nThe pandemic limited access to preventive care and exacerbated chronic health conditions leading to worse health outcomes. Community Health Workers are recognized for their skills in addressing the underlying risk factors that worsened the impact of COVID-19. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar we are sharing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported trainings available to CHWs to address chronic health conditions in their communities. We will also be exploring mechanisms to support this work fiscally.This webinar is open to all. We especially encourage CCR-2109 recipients (CHWs\, CHW allies\, CHW program staff\, etc.) and their partners to attend.Spanish interpretation services will be provided in real-time and a recording of the webinar will be made available after the session for those unable to attend the live webinar. \n\n\n\nRead more here.
URL:https://chwari.org/event/envision-sustaining-and-training-chw-work-in-addressing-chronic-disease-as-underlying-risk-factors/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T180000
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SUMMARY:Oral Health CHW Training
DESCRIPTION:February 28 AND March 6\, 2024 from 6-8pm*\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are a CHW and want to support individuals’ health\, you NEED to pay attention to ORAL health as well as housing needs\, food quality and access\, mental health etc. Come hear about this crucial piece of overall health that often gets overlooked. Smile! \n\n\n\nDr. Sam Zwetchkenbaum\, Chief of the Oral Health Program at the RI Department of Health will instruct. \n\n\n\nCertificate of 6 hours upon completion. *You must attend both sessions.   \n\n\n\nRegister HERE! \n\n\n\n\nRegister here!\n\n\n\n\nA note – when you register you will get your own individualized Zoom link. Please do not share that link with colleagues\, and rather\, have them register separately. Thanks! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis FREE training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is delivered by
URL:https://chwari.org/event/oral-health-chw-training-7/2024-02-28/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T090000
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SUMMARY:Food & Income Security Training
DESCRIPTION:Join MLPB and your RI community health worker colleagues for a training on supporting individuals with Food & Income Security on February 29th from 9:00AM to 10:30AM. During this training\, you will learn to: \n\n\n\n\nRecognize public policies\, systems\, and decision-makers that drive food and income security.\n\n\n\nIdentify key benefits and legal protections that bolster access to food and income.\n\n\n\nApply role-aligned food and income security problem-solving strategies in partnership with those you serve.\n\n\n\n\nThis training will be hosted via Zoom – please register using the link below: \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdu2spzIvG9yRFmqJ0mFfGqnGgh3VBkuf#/registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you seen…\n\n\n\nThe MLPB Digital Digest is an open-access tool to help workforce colleagues navigate ongoing law and policy changes. It is intended to provide guidance and problem-solving strategies to address a range of key HRSN needs.  Check it out!
URL:https://chwari.org/event/food-income-security-training/
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ORGANIZER;CN="MLPB":MAILTO:jgilbert@mlpb.health
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SUMMARY:Envision: CHW Affinity Community of Practice
DESCRIPTION:RI CCR CHWs are invited to join the next Community Health Worker (CHW) only Community of Practice (CoP) session on Thursday\, February 29\, 2024 1:30 PM-3:00 PM! The CHW CoP is designed to support connections\, relationship-building and peer-to-peer learning for CHWs.  The goal of the CHW CoP is to provide a space for CHWs to share ideas\, best practices and build individual and collective capacity for strengthening the CHW workforce in a way that lifts up and honors the lived and professional experiences of CHWs. For the purposes of this CoP\, we are defining CHWs as an inclusive term. The CoP is designed for community health representatives\, community health workers and promotores\, who are frontline public health professionals that share life experience\, trust\, compassion\, cultural and value alignment with the communities where they live and serve.This 90 minute Community of Practice session will be held on 2/29/2024 @ 1:30 EST. Please use the following link to register:https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kde6qqDwqG9DALMXBvd6xTYCj60ZeDDyF [uwmadison.zoom.us]
URL:https://chwari.org/event/envision-chw-affinity-community-of-practice/
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