chw training

CHW training for disease prevention

5 Free Disease Prevention Training Resources Community Health Workers Can Use for 2022

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Disease prevention is one of our greatest achievements as human beings. We’ve been able to reduce the number of people dying from infectious diseases by over 90% in just 100 years. But there’s still much to learn about how to keep ourselves healthy. Thankfully, we have community health workers (CHWs), promotores de salud, health advisors …

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Women’s Health: 7 Skills Every Community Health Worker Needs

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To build a healthy community that supports the needs of high-risk or at-risk communities, community health worker programs need to improve health and wellness for everyone. While we regularly talk about health and disease in generalized terms, women’s health requires a specific focus. Health has gender differences. The CHWs in your program need to understand …

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Hiring community health workers

Hiring Community Health Workers: Everything You Need to Know

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Community health workers are a priceless addition to any healthcare system. In fact, studies show that CHWs can represent significant savings for healthcare teams. So it makes sense that many organizations are hiring community health workers as they expand services and reach. But what exactly are community health workers and how can you incorporate them …

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Michigan CHW core competencies

Michigan CHW Core Competencies

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Community health workers are essential frontline workers helping connect at-risk populations with the preventive health services they need to lead happy, healthy lives. In Michigan, CHWs take into account factors like social context, language barriers, and common behaviors to address healthcare with a culturally-sensitive approach. They’re a trusted authority in the community because they’re first …

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Learning readiness assessment

What Is an Online Learning Readiness Assessment?

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Make your CHW’s online experience successful by identifying their strengths and weaknesses before they begin. After months of planning, designing, and working, you’re ready to offer your first online course. It’s been a detailed process that involved buy-in from administrators and department heads, and training for your staff. You’ve got the technology set up and …

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Online training tips

Use These Online Training Tips to Keep Learners Engaged

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Organizations spend millions on training employees online, and, frankly, much of that is wasted. The reason is that too many administrators wrongly assume that by simply rolling out a program, it will be successful. These are some of the most valuable online training tips you’ll need to make your computer-based staff training more effective. 5 …

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Tips to ease the fear of remote learning

Is Your CHW Team Afraid of Remote Learning? Here’s How to Conquer Those Fears

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Acceptance, adjustment, and setting expectations are critical to overcoming obstacles with remote learning for your community health worker staff. Fear of remote learning might not be as severe as fear of flying or public speaking, but for many people, it’s right up there. After more than a decade in bringing computer-based training to new learners, …

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