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Collaboration with New England Rural Health Association
NEPHTC is pleased to announce that NEPTHC’s 2021 Workforce Development Needs Assessment will be conducted in partnership with the New England Rural Health Association. Kathi Traugh, Director of Public Health Workforce Development for NETPHTC’s partner Yale School of Public Health, More
New Community Health Worker Trainings Available
Introduction to HIPAA for CHWs By the nature of their role, community health workers manage sensitive information about clients and communities. Community health worker practice relies on laws and protocols to guide their decisions about how to handle client information. One... More
Engaging Indigenous Communities in Health Equity Activities
About this Webinar Indigenous communities, people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native, have long faced systemic oppression in this country which is reflected in poor health outcomes. For example, indigenous communities have a life expectancy that is 5.5 years... More
NHPHA-VTPHA Conference Recordings
In their fifth year collaborating with partners from Dartmouth-Hitchcock and fourth years with the Vermont Public Health Association, New Hampshire Public Health Association presented the Team Up, Take Action conference focused on health topics of critical importance to the communities... More
Stopping Suicide: A Population Health Approach to Preventing Suicide
This three-part panel series addresses the daunting public health challenge of suicide prevention. Experts discuss the causes and potential ways to prevent suicide, to improve the health of populations. This seminar was developed and recorded by BUSPH. Our Dean’s Signature... More
February 2nd: Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change
Today’s public health challenges, like climate change and COVID-19, require an adaptive public health workforce with diverse knowledge and skills to respond to evolving issues, engage in collective learning, and intervene at organizational, community, and systems levels. The Public Health Learning... More
January 26th: The Biochemistry of Happiness: Creating a Culture of Happiness at Work
About this Webinar This fast-moving, interactive, competence-building, and entirely enjoyable workshop will include both didactic instruction and interactive work that will introduce participants to the Foster Hicks Model. The model includes an overview of “Executive Brain Function,” and tools for living... More
MACHW Workshops: ABCs of Immigration & Know Your Rights
About this Webinar Do you know what resources are available to non-citizens and/or undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts? What you'll learn At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Describe strategies for CHWs supporting immigration rights at the state/local level Find... More
Loretta Ross in the News for “Calling In”
NEPHTC was pleased to host Loretta Ross in October as a speaker on the important topic of the Call Out – or Cancel – culture, and what it is doing to our classrooms, workplaces, and country. She found a receptive... More
December 9th: Reproductive Justice: A Paradigm Shift for Women of Color
About this Webinar How can a public health practitioner/professional support reproductive justice? What you'll learn At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: Define reproductive justice theoretical framework Apply 3 questions to identify changes necessary for using reproductive justice theoretical... More