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Bristol
Community College began its first class on April 29, 2014 in 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. 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. Other grant opportunities are currently
being explored in addition to this one funded by the Massachusetts
Department of Higher Education. UIA
has already been involved in an initial project to provide Basic
Level Training for a small group and plans to reach out through
local parishes to identify others with an interest. Click
here for photos of an earlier meeting. Click
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(Top row, center, left and right) Participants in the training program are welcomed to the classroom at the HealthFirst Family Care Center by co-faculty facilitators Scott Nolan and Deborah Berg. (Row two) Bristol Community College Corporate Associate and Project Manager Dale Hayden and Center for Workforce and Community Education Dean Carmen Aguilar welcome the students to their first class. (Row three) Ana Loaiza, Channa Guinard and Linda Mae Pittsley chat before the session begins. (Row four) Jack Shipley, Gloria Cardosa-Santos, Laura Diogo Carreau, David Peters, Karen Galloway, Cassia Silva, and Aida Trocerco introduce themselves one by one. (Bottom Row) BCC Director for Corporate Services Robert Vitello passes out copies of the curriculum to Ashburdee Rios, Maritza Fresneda, Velia Alviar, Beverly Theodore, Krista Chea, Ana Loaiza and Channa Guinard. |
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