From the Public Health Communications Collaborative: What Mask Should I Wear?
We are happy to share these graphics from the Public Health Communications Collaborative about which masks we should be wearing for optimal protection against the Omicron variant. This is a great resource to share with your community to encourage the highest level of mask protection.
MDPH Community Health Worker Guidance
NEPHTC is happy to share with our CHW community the guidance document for CHW Employers developed by the MDPH Office of Community Health Workers. Our partners at Boston Public Health Commission Community Health Education Center (BPHC CHEC) also recommended the attached document from the Indiana State Health Department on Virtual Home Visiting.
To Strengthen The Public Health Response To COVID-19, We Need Community Health Workers
NEPHTC is proud that our upcoming Speaker Denise Octavia Smith recent article published on the importance of Community Health Workers in our COVID-19 response. Denise is hosting part three of our COVID-19 Peer Learning and Support for Community Health Workers Webinar Series just published in the Health Affairs Blog about how we need to incorporate CHWs […]
COVID-19 Peer Learning and Support for Community Health Workers
How can Community Health Workers learn from and support each other to improve resilience, address burnout, and build ways to better support CHWs and their communities in the future? About this online peer learning series Community Health Workers are a group of professionals who, under normal times, are generally overstretched and working with challenging populations. […]
Public Health Workforce Data Goes Digital!
NEPHTC supports the use of workforce data including PHWINs to plan ambitious training agendas for public health and we applaud this digital visualization. Thank you deBeaumont and ASTHO! NEPHTC’s meeting with deBeaumont and Workforce Development coordinators across New England is in the process of being re scheduled. Access Here
Contact Tracing Resources:
NEPHTC is currently recommending the following Contract Tracing resources: CDC Guidance on Get and Keep America Open through Contact Tracing: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/open-america/contact-tracing.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/principles-contact-tracing-booklet.pdf ASTHO white paper and contact tracing training launched on April 28, 2020: https://www.astho.org/COVID-19/A-National-Approach-for-Contact-Tracing/ https://learn.astho.org/p/ContactTracer Massachusetts approach to contact tracing and April 28 webinar recording will be posted here: https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-community-tracing-collaborative-resources Slides of […]
CDC Webinar: What CHWs need to know about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and their roles during emergency response efforts.
What CHWs need to know about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and their roles during emergency response efforts Tuesday, April 28, 2020 4:00 PM EDT Register
Massachusetts Workers Emergency Relief Funds
Massachusetts Workers Emergency Relief Funds Compiled by Massachusetts Jobs with Justice for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers should apply for these funds regardless of immigration status. Please research, apply, and share. This is a work in progress! If you find new funds, please let us know! And please reach out if you would […]
Mini-Master of Public Health (MPH) from Boston University School of Public Health
The world’s health needs are changing—evolving day to day, sometimes even hour to hour. It is the role of the public health professional to stay apace with these changes to protect and improve the health of populations. Because of the commitment to ensure access to education around pressing public health issues, Boston University School of […]
Facebook Live “Ask Me Anything” with Dean Sandro Galea
This is the most recent “Ask Me Anything” where the Dean of the School of Public Health takes any questions from the public related to COVID-19 pandemic. Stay tuned at the BUSPH Facebook page to get announcements about future events. STARTS: 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 ENDS: 2:30 pm on Wednesday, April 15, […]