Here are four ways healthcare agencies, state and federal leaders, and employers can use community health workers in their community-based workforce to protect vulnerable communities. CHWs boost the capacity of hospitals and public health organizations now more than they ever have before.
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.
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.
Feeling panicked about moving your training online? Relax! Learn some fresh tips to help run more effective and productive trainings for remote health workers.
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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Following the positive response we received from our article Ways to Increase E-learning Participation among health worker professional development programs, we offer 10 more ways to help learners lock away lessons.
The most common reason why people don’t retain learning is they don’t finish a course. If you can find out what the underlying reasons are for dropping out, you can present your learners with an experience they can use. In most cases, withdrawals are due to family, job commitments (very common with CHWs who balance working in the field with completing a course), vacations and poor time management. Change up when and how you offer your information, and you can make it easier for students to complete.
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