Community Health Workers
Community Health Worker Appreciation Day!
Thank you, Community Health Workers! NEPTHC is honored to host CHWs in our trainings and to work with CHW training partners across New England. We deeply appreciate CHWs and all the work they do to keep their communities safe and healthy. To learn more ways to celebrate CHWs, visit the MACHW... More
2/2 Introduction to Resource Management in Health Organizations and Nonprofits
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022, 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET Description: This webinar will examine the various aspects of resource management in health care, health organizations and nonprofits. Resource management is the evidence-based process by which health care organizations effectively distribute human, capital, supply and data resources in a manner that assures operational... More
1/6 MACHW Workshop— CHWs and Trauma Informed Care: Building Community Collective & Resilience
**Rescheduling in Process** Thursday January 6, 2022, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EST Description: This MACHW interactive workshop series aims to support CHWs as they strive to serve their clients during these challenging times. The workshop formats will include expert panels, Q and A, and case studies on critical issues from across Massachusetts. Working... More
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... More
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... More
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... More
Conversations around Chronic Care: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
How can you help individuals discover their own reasons for making a change? About this Webinar This webinar will provide a brief overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI) for community health workers and others who work with populations requiring chronic care. If you are curious about what is MI and how this style... More
New Translated Course into Spanish: Introducción a los Métodos y Estrategias de Alcance
¿Cómo pueden los trabajadores en el campo de la salud crear planes de alcance efectivos que resuelvan las necesidades de las poblaciones vulnerables? Como un promotor de salud en la comunidad, una función clave es proveerles cuidados a poblaciones vulnerables para poder conectarlos con los servicios apropiados. Para lograr esto, los... More
Webinar: Practical Strategies to Increase Your Personal Safety While Doing Fieldwork
Have you ever been harmed or threatened, or felt unsafe while doing your work out in the field/community? Did you know what to do, or how to prevent it from happening again? About this Webinar This webinar will provide practical tips and strategies for improved threat awareness and self-protection during field work, More
Trauma Informed Care to Support Health and Well-Being
Community Health Workers: How common are trauma experiences and how do they effect the lives of those they touch? Watch webinar part 1 and part 2