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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... 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... 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... More
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... More
Maine Public Health Webinar Series
Join Maine Public Health Association for a 10-part webinar series, funded generously through the New England Public Health Training Center. The webinar series starts with an Introduction to Public Health, including an overview of Maine's public heath system, and roles... More
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... More
NEPHTC is proud to have Storytelling Training shared by APHA for CHW Section Members
View full Spring 2020 newsletter here
May 13th: Music Therapy Impact on Population Health: RI Experience and Beyond
What is the role for music, and other arts, in addressing population health? About this Webinar This webinar will provide an introduction to music therapy. The Hands in Harmony population wheel will be paired with infographics to provide an overview on the... More
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... More
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:... More