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SUMMARY:Integrating Community Health Workers into Healthcare Teams
DESCRIPTION:Join Alive! Maryland on Wednesday\, May 10\, 2023 from 1:00 to 2:00pm ET for a webinar that will cover the role of community health workers (CHWs) in improving health outcomes\, strategies for integrating CHWs into clinical teams\, effective communication and collaboration with CHWs\, and best practices for supervision and training. The faculty will discuss potential benefits and challenges of integrating CHWs into the clinical workforce. This presentation will also review the necessary tools for healthcare professionals to collaborate effectively with CHWs in the interest of improving healthcare access and outcomes for their patients. \nLearning Objectives\nAt the end of this session\, you will be able to: \n\nDescribe the role of community health workers in improving healthcare access\, health outcomes\, and health equity.\nIdentify the essential skills\, knowledge\, and qualities of effective community health workers.\nIdentify the challenges and benefits of integrating community health workers into healthcare teams.\nDescribe how to collaborate and communicate effectively with community health workers to achieve shared goals.\nIdentify strategies for integrating community health workers into healthcare teams.\nExplain the importance of cultural humility and sensitivity in working with diverse populations.\nIdentify strategies for building cultural responsiveness among healthcare teams.\n\nContinuing education credits are available for this webinar\, pending approval. \nFaculty:\nMellanese Alexander\, CCHW\nMellanese Alexander is a Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW). She has a passion for community engagement\, education\, and prevention services. She believes that educating members of the community on healthy lifestyle choices empowers them to make the best decisions for themselves and their families. \nRegister Now
URL:https://alivemaryland.org/event/integrating-community-health-workers-into-healthcare-teams/
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SUMMARY:Project L.E.A.P. May 2023 Classes
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce that Project L.E.A.P. is hosting new classes May 2023! \nThe Learning\, Empowerment\, Advocacy\, and Participation Program (L.E.A.P.) is actively recruiting for the May 2023 class.  We encourage participants to apply for this multi-session consumer focused empowerment training program designed for participants in Prince George’s County\, Montgomery County\, Baltimore City\, and Baltimore County. \nThe L.E.A.P. program is a multi-session training program designed to strengthen the leadership capability of People living with substance use disorders\, Sexually Transmitted Infections\, HIV\, and Viral Hepatitis.  LEAP is a status-neutral engagement strategy designed to provide training and direct-action opportunities for people who use drugs as well as those Marylanders living with and impacted by HIV\,  Sexually Transmitted Infections\, and viral hepatitis.  A key objective is to build participants’ self-efficacy to engage with decision-making bodies in the communities where they live\, work\, and play.  \nThe next class is scheduled to begin on Friday\, May 12. \nTo REGISTER for Project L.E.A.P. click on the following link: https://forms.gle/AbPM4tJ5U6AJ7mLb6. \nWe are accepting applications until May 5.
URL:https://alivemaryland.org/event/project-leap-may-2023-classes/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Training
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