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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Bristol
Community College offered an
eight-week series that will offer skill training to people who wish to
work as a Community Health Worker (CHW). Following presentations
on a variety of health issues, the students received their
certificates of completion at a graduation ceremony held on June 30, 2014
at the Davol Street Campus. CHWs are frontline public health
workers who understand the community and assist people in navigating their
local healthcare system to improve their health and well-being. CHWs work
under a variety of job titles that include: family
advocate, enrollment worker, health educator, outreach worker, family
counselor, patient navigator, and/or health promoter. The training program
originated with a group organized by Kathy
Murphy of United Interfaith
Action (UIA) to recruit, train, place and support CHWs throughout
the Fall River and New Bedford Area. Click
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(Top row, left and center) Students gather for their graduation ceremony as Bristol Community College Corporate Associate and Project Manager Dale Hayden and Center for Workforce and Community Education Dean Carmen Aguilar speak with Acting Vice-President for Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning Paul Vigeant. (Top row, right) Dale Hayden welcomes the students. (Row two) Instructor Deborah Berg congratulates student Linda Mae Pittsley for her near perfect score on the final exam. (Row three) Mr. Vigeant addresses the graduates before Graduate Speaker Beverly Theodore relates a story and Southeast Regional Office of the Department of Public Health Director Ron O'Connor congratulates the graduates. (Bottom row) Before the group poses for a group photo, Jamie Berberena is congratulated by Instructor Scott Nolan and BCC Director for Corporate Services Robert Vitello gives graduate Aida Trevera a hug. |
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