CT-RI Public Health Training Center
The Connecticut-Rhode Island Public Health Training Center (CT-RI PHTC) was established in 2011 to provide continuing education to the public health workforce, support experiential learning opportunities for students in public health and foster collaboration between academia and the community to address public health problems. In partnership with public health practice organizations and academic programs in public health in Connecticut and Rhode Island, this Center at the Yale School of Public Health brings together key stakeholders to improve the public health workforce and the health of communities. Our academic partners include Southern Connecticut State University, University of Connecticut and Brown University.
Featured Course
Promoting the Public Health Workforce with Community Health Workers
Course Details:
Friday, June 21, 2013
Gateway Community College, Community Room, N100 New Haven, CT
Special Guest Speakers:
Carl Rush, Sergio Matos and Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox
Purpose:
This symposium will foster a broader understanding of the roles of Community Health Workers (CHW) in implementing public health programs and delivering health services and provide a forum to discuss how the work of CHWs can be expanded in Connecticut.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how community health workers can be instrumental in ensuring the effective delivery of health services and implementation of public health programs.
- Define the functions that community health workers serve as language, social, and cultural liaisons between programs and organizations.
- Discuss the evidence base supporting utilization of CHWs to improve the health of populations.
- Describe how community health workers may play a role in the changing dynamics around improving health care delivery in the community.
- Identify at least two policy challenges in Connecticut around advancing the Community Health Worker profession in our state.
Registration is free and lunch will be provided. Register today as seating is limited at www.ct.train.org and search for course ID# 1044089.
For questions please contact:
Anjuli Bodyk
203-737-6264
