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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Community
Health Workers who received an eight-week
skill training training from Bristol
Community College recently completed internships at a variety of
agencies during July and August, 2014. 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) BIA Accredited Representative Akani Marquis meets with Intern Maritza Fresneda at the Catholic Social Services office on Bay Street where she surveys clients over the telephone. (Bottom row) Nurse and Accredited Diabetes Educator Rose Marie Couto goes over instructions with Intern Aida Trevera for some phone calls she makes to clients in Spanish. |
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