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Most Important Tobacco Cessation Skills for a CHW Training Plan

Whether you want to expand your community health workers’ knowledge of tobacco and vaping cessation techniques or keep them updated on the latest best practices, offering accessible training will help you set up a sustainable program that earns results. But for you to create a training plan that works, you need to be strategic in your approach.

Asthma Awareness Best Practices

Asthma one lung disease that keeps people visiting the ER—but it doesn’t have to be that way. These are some best practices that healthcare agencies who use community health workers or who want to use them can follow in order to improve asthma patient outcomes. These help patients follow asthma action plans, understand their medication, and avoid (or minimize) an attack in the future.

Oral Health Training Initiatives in Every State

The mouth is connected to the rest of the body, and many states look at oral health as a way to improve overall community health. Keep reading to learn more about what every state is doing about oral health and CHWs and helpful resources and background information for program coordinators and administrators.

What’s New for Diabetes and Prediabetes

Diabetes is a particularly difficult condition to maintain. It’s chronic and everything a person does, from what and how much they eat to how much they exercise to a good night’s rest the night before. Now, the coronavirus is making diabetes the kind of death threat it never has been before. Still, it is manageable. The newest update to Diabetes and Prediabetes shows how health promoters and community health workers can offer support, best practices, referrals, diet tips, and more.

10 Signs You Need to Make a Behavioral Health Referral

Supporting clients and patients in crisis situations is critically important. Stress can cause problems with the whole body and can also be a trigger for negative behaviors. This list of signs lets health workers know when it’s time to refer someone to a behavioral health professional for more support.

A simple guide to coronavirus to share with patients and clients

With news about COVID-19 blasting out by the minute, many of us might be starting to feel overwhelmed. This simple guide—written in plain language—is something you can share with clients and patients. These are the most common questions we’re asked, plus some tips for handwashing mistakes.

CHWTraining Releases New Course for Under-served Communities: “Oral Health Disparities”

Online training offers guidance for community health workers, case managers, and others to bridge gaps in oral-health awareness and access Woburn, Mass., Feb. 14, 2020 – CHWTraining, a trusted provider of educational support and structure that enables organizations to build healthier communities from Talance, Inc., has added the new online course “Oral Health Disparities.” The …

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7 Recursos de Proyección Comunitaria para el Día de Concientización Latinx sobre el SIDA

[Read this post in English.] El contagio por VIH solía ser una sentencia de muerte, y para muchos aún lo es. El Centro para el Control y prevención de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CDC) reporta que la raza y etnicidad tienen repercusiones sobre la prevención y manejo del VIH/SIDA. El Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización del …

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