Alzheimer’s Association Feb – Mar 2022 Events
The Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts & New Hampshire is offering many excellent educational programs for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Don’t miss the upcoming conference in March 2022. EDUCATION PROGRAMS February 2022 SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMS February 9 at 10:00 AM ►Conozca las 10 Señales del Alzheimer February 16 at 6:00 PM ► 10 Senales de …
Black History Month
The pandemic has revealed what we in public health have known for some time; there are real divisions in the way we address health care in our country. Sadly, these disparities were never more evident in the way people of color suffered under the clutches of COVID-19, in all its forms. We can do better. …
Virtual Training: “Cultural Humility as a Methodology for Collaborating with MA Native Communities”
“Cultural Humility as a Methodology for Collaborating with Massachusetts Native Communities” – (719) training: TRAINER(S): Drs. Cedric Woods, Jackie Vorpahl and Elena Stone DATE(S): January 28, 2022 TIME: 9:30am- 3:30pm FEE: $0 LOCATION: VIRTUAL/ZOOM CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS: 4.5 hrs Click here for more information and to register for the training: VIRTUAL: Cultural Humility as a Methodology for Collaborating with Massachusetts …
Special Presentation; Healthy Living For Your Brain & Body – Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH is offering a webinar “Exercise and Reducing Your Risk for Alzheimer’s with Speaker, Edmarie Guzman-Velez, PhD, on Monday, January 31 at 12:00 p.m. REGISTER HERE: https://action.alz.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1357&productId=78716164
Boston Public Health Commission Seeks to Hire 4 New CHWs
The Boston Public Health Commission seeks to hire (4) new full-time CHW’s! The title will be: Public Health Advocate II (under the umbrella of the ‘Boston Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities’). Check out the attached job description here: PH II Job description To apply online please go to http://www.bphc.org/careers and search for requisition …
FREE Webinar: ‘Telehealth and the Impact of CHWs’ Feb 8th at 12:00 PM
4-Part Webinar Series: The Role of Telehealth in Expanding Access to Health Care and Social Services: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs(IEA) invites you to a free webinar: Feb 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM: “Telehealth add the Impact of Community Health Workers(CHWs)” The rapid expansion of telehealth services …
TRAINING! Behavioral Health Integration for CHW Supervisors offered by ABCD
ABCD is delighted to invite you to our new Behavioral Health training series for CHW teams. As you may be aware, we have developed two separate trainings, one for CHWs and one for CHW supervisors. These trainings began in October of 2021 and will be offered several times over the next year and a half. You may …
FREE Rapid COVID Tests Available – Visit NACHW Website
Visit the National Association of Community Health Workers website for important education and information on how to obtain FREE rapid COVID tests: https://nachw.org/covidtests/ Here are the priority zip codes: Remember to add the “0” (zero) to the beginning of the zip code. Example, 2111 should be 02111. For the next two days, these are the zip …
Community Health Workers Training Program – William James College
In partnership with the Justice Research Institute, the Center for Workforce Development (CWD) at William James College is launching a Community Health Workers (CHW) Training Program in January 2022. Funded by a 4-year federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, the CHW Training seeks to recruit and train Community Health Workers and expand …