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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). 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. At their
last class session on June 30, 2014, just before their
graduation ceremony, students made presentations on a variety of
health issues of their own choosing. 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
here for an 11-minute |
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(Top row) Student Tom Burns makes a presentation on homelessness and substance abuse before Jaime Berberena and Martiza Fresneda present on the tobacco industries' targeting of youth as students Aida Trevera and Beverly Theodore listen. (Row two) Gail Rodrigues and David Peters summarize their presentation on tobacco before Aida and Krista Chea present on homeless families and nutrition. (Row three) Velia Alviar and Margie Monteiro listen as Linda Mae Pittsley, Channa Guinard, Jenny Rios and Edward Deconick make their presentations. (Bottom row) Beverly Thodore, Velia Alviar and Ana Loaiza present on teen pregnancy prevention. |
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