Storytelling for Public Health
Self-Paced Training Opportunity! How can you effectively convey your public health message using storytelling? The CDC is excited be offering this self-paced course, which you can now find through the NEPHTC!This course introduces storytelling as an effective communication tool in public health practice. In this course you will learn the elements of story and ...
Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers
This is a free training Introductory online course for entry-level COVID-19 contact tracers, for use by health agencies in rapid training of new contact tracers. The training will be augmented by state/local specific training required to orient individuals to jurisdiction-specific protocols. This training focuses on building knowledge for remote contact tracing; a subsequent release will include ...
“Parenting During COVID” ECHO
New ECHO Series Starts Tuesday May 11th! "COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND SUPPORT SPECIALISTS: WORKING AND THRIVING IN THE NEW NORMAL" WHEN THIS ECHO MEETS Sessions will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 12:00-1:00pm starting Tuesday May 11th through December 14th. Register Here WHAT THIS ECHO WILL FOCUS ON Community Health Workers ...
CHW Conference: Creating Wellness In Your Life and Work
Register Here! Flyer here! Virtual event for community health workers to be in community while focusing on caring for the self Key Speaker: Dr. Peggy Swarbrick Dr. Swarbrick is the Associate Director of the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and a Research Professor in the Applied Department of Graduate School of Applied and Professional ...
Webinar: People with Disabilities, Health Equity & the Pandemic
Achieving Health Equity for People with Disabilities During the Pandemic and Beyond Register for webinar here! In the United States, one in four adults has a disability and the pandemic has disproportionately impacted this community and made it more difficult to access care. Some people with disabilities were more likely to become infected with or have a severe ...
NAMI SUMMER 2021 VIRTUAL PEER TO-PEER RECOVERY EDUCATION COURSE
The NAMI Peer to Peer Recovery Education Course is an 8-week recovery education course, open to anyone (18 years of age and over), experiencing a mental health challenge, and is ready to lead and manage a more self-directed path with their recovery. This course is designed to encourage growth, encourage healing and further one’s recovery ...
Oral Health CHW Training
Oral health is FUNDAMENTAL to overall good health, yet it is so under-noticed. In this three-hour, CEU course, Community Health Workers will learn the basics around oral health so that they can impart imformation to clients and help their own organizations advocate. July 21st 5-7pm and July 28th 5-7pm Dr. Sam Zwetchkenbaum, Chief of the ...
CHW Cardiovascular Health/Diabetes Management Virtual Training
Community Health Worker Cardiovascular Health/Diabetes Management Virtual Training October 25, 2021 – December 13, 2021 Link to Printable Flyer Here Delivered by the Community Health Worker Association of RI, Institute for Education in Healthcare, Rhode Island College Topics: Motivational Interviewing and Social Determinants of Health, Stroke, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, High ...
Virtual Senior Resource Fair
Join RI Elder Info on on their Facebook page to watch the 2nd Annual Virtual Senior Resource Fair! Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Alzheimer's Senior Center Events and Emergency Preparedness will all be discussed! Guests will answer your questions in real time! See their website: https://rielderinfo.com/ See their Facebook announcement: https://www.facebook.com/RIElderInfo/posts/1851161198401201
The Three R’s of Hoarding – Hosted by RI Elder Info
East Greenwich Veteran Firemen’s Association 80 Queen Street, East Greenwich, RI, United StatesCompulsive hoarding, or “Hoarding Disorder”, is a recognized mental disorder featured in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition). Join RI Elder Info for this In-Person or Zoom Event to learn about The Three R's of Hoarding: Recognition, Resources and Realistic Actions.