The Sickle Cell Disease Lay Program (SCDLP) offers a five-week training program for aspiring Community Health Workers (CHWs) focused on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The program provides classroom and hands-on skills training to help participants gain employment as SCD health workers, covering essential topics like Primary Health Care, Communication, Patient Advocacy, and Sickle … [Read more...] about Cohort National CHW Training Program – Sickle Cell Disease
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Advocacy and Leadership Training for Promotores
Vision y Compromiso offers a 50-hour program that trains promotores to become advocates for addressing inequalities in local policies. The training focuses on engaging community members in a respectful way to create lasting social and environmental changes. The program is conducted virtually. To register, please contact the organization. … [Read more...] about Advocacy and Leadership Training for Promotores
CHWs Care Transition
CTI (Care Transitions Intervention) offers a 30-day program designed to improve patient wellbeing and reduce hospital readmissions. The program includes five encounters: a hospital visit, a home visit 1-3 days after discharge, and three follow-up phone calls. During this time, clients and their caregivers work with a Transitions Coach® to learn important self-management skills … [Read more...] about CHWs Care Transition
CHWs Emotional Wellness
In collaboration with The Center for Multicultural Development at the California Institute for Mental Health, Visión y Compromiso has created a 4-day, 32-hour mental health training program called Salud Para Todos. This training aims to equip promotores with knowledge about common mental health issues and enhance their ability to help community members access prevention, … [Read more...] about CHWs Emotional Wellness
Integrating community health workers in early childhood well-child care: a statement from the Pediatric Academic Societies Maternal Child Health: First 1,000 days Special Interest Group
This statement from the Pediatric Academic Societies emphasizes the importance of involving Community Health Workers (CHWs) in providing well-child care (WCC) for families in low-income areas. CHWs are trusted members of their communities and can help make WCC more culturally relevant, ease the workload on clinicians, and enhance preventive care during the critical early … [Read more...] about Integrating community health workers in early childhood well-child care: a statement from the Pediatric Academic Societies Maternal Child Health: First 1,000 days Special Interest Group
