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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...
4.5 million childcare slots may be lost permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. America is in a childcare crisis
Affordable and accessible childcare infrastructure allows families and children to live a balanced and healthy life. Check out PBS NewsHour’s “Raising the Future: America’s Child Care Dilemma” PBS NewsHour Series “Raising the Future: America’s Child Care Dilemma”...
Community Connections is a new online resource directory that pairs those in need with free and low-cost resources and programs!
CCHA is proud to work with South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Children’s Trust of South Carolina to address social determinants of health needs! The online resource directory is available at: https://sccommunityconnect.auntbertha.com/
Are CHWs the answer to increasing vaccination rates?
For Romaine Stephens, Community Health Workers are “the magic pill” we need to make health equity a reality. The trust Community Health Workers build with the families they serve is essential to improving health outcomes in communities across South Carolina. According...