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.
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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
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 […]
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 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 […]