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Center for Community Health Alignment to provide training, technical assistance to community health worker programs addressing COVID-19
Already known for their training, capacity-building and technical assistance services, the Center has recently been awarded a $2.3 million grant to offer technical assistance (e.g., database development/training, advising/coaching grantees) to community health worker...
PASOs Training for CHW Certification Review Day
Join us for a CHW Certification Review Day on April 12 from 9:00 to 11:00 am. To learn more about our trainings visit https://communityhealthalignment.org/training-opportunities/
SCCHWA Certification Exam Review Day
Community Health Workers enrolled in the Community Health Worker Institute’s Core Competency Training are invited to join us for a review session in preparation for the South Carolina Community Health Workers Association Certification Exam on April 22nd. This review...
Perinatal Specialty workshop coming Spring 2022
This specialty workshop focuses on building CHWs skills for the perinatal period. Topics covered include life course health, reproductive life planning, contraceptive counseling, stages of pregnancy and labor, developmental milestones, and infant safety. Please...
CDC’s CHWs for COVID Response and Resilient Communities Reducing Health Disparities
Since the start of COVID, the presence of health disparities has reached new depths. Launched in August 2021, CDC’s Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) initiative provides financial support and technical assistance (TA) to 68...
Join the Learning and Action Collaborative!
Tune in to engage with local CHWs and other health professionals in our community. This is a space to share resources and network with like-minded colleagues. The Learning Collaborative meets via Zoom every other Wednesday. Please contact Carmen Blanco at...
Upcoming Spring CHW Supervisor Training
Develop a more thorough understanding of CHWs and how to best support their work! Learn and discuss how to address common challenges in CHW supervision. This virtual 9-hour course is available for $500. This training is being offered from March 7th – 18th from 10 am...
According to the CDC, children’s parents and caregivers have “had significantly worse mental health than adults not in these roles” since the start of the pandemic
70% of parents and caregivers of adults reported adverse mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. 55% reported anxiety or depression. 54% reported COVID-19 trauma and stressor-related disorders. While 39% reported passive or 32% reported serious suicidal...