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December 2023 Continuing Education Training Schedule

Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by iphiadmin

December Continuing Education Training Schedule

Stay updated with IPHI’s schedule full of continuing education trainings! All training information can be found below:

December 2023 CHW Supervisor Training Series

Posted on November 17, 2023November 20, 2023 by iphiadmin

Community Health Worker Supervisor Training

If you supervise CHWs or manage CHW supervisors, this training series is for you! Complete four 2-hour modules and learn about:

CHW Supervisor Strategies I:

CHW Core Skills and Functions
Supervisor Support Strategies
CHW Code of Ethics & Core Values
Supportive Supervision

CHW Supervisor Strategies II:

CHW Supervision Models
CHW Supervisor Competencies
CHW Supervisor Roles & Responsibilities
Conflict Management Strategies
Challenges & Best Practices

Supervisor Strategies I is a pre-requisite for Supervisor Strategies II. All sessions must be completed to receive a certificate of completion.

This comprehensive and virtual training is on December 4, 6, 11, and 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enrollment will be cut off once 30 participants have enrolled. Register by December 1 to reserve your spot!

This CHWs for a Healthy VA project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of financial assistance awards totaling over $13 million, with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Virtual Virginia Community Health Worker (CHW) Town Hall Meeting: 11/16/2023

Posted on November 7, 2023December 20, 2023 by iphiadmin

Virtual Virginia CHW Town Hall Meeting (English) (Spanish)

IPHI and Transformative Changes are co-hosting a CHW town hall meeting on November 16, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m.

The New Virginia Majority provides Spanish translation.

We want to hear from Virginia CHWs!

What’s working and what’s not working?
Feedback on draft policies that affect CHWs?
Any ideas for improved engagement and support?

CHWs are also referred to as:

Case Worker or Public Health Aide,
Community Care Coordinator,
Community Health Advisor/Educator/Promoter/Representative/Worker,
Community Outreach Worker/Specialist or Neighborhood Health Advisor,
Consejera/Animadora (counselor/organizer) or Promotor (a) de Salud (health promoter),
Environmental Health Aide or Family Service Worker,
HIV Peer Counselor,
Lactation Consultant/Specialist or Maternal/Infant Health Outreach Specialist,
Lay Health Advisor,
Lead Abatement Education Specialist,
Patient Navigator Peer Educator, and more.

Objectives:

Give CHWs a space to share their stories and experiences
Identify issues impacting CHWs with potential policy solutions
Educate CHWs about current policy initiatives impacting their work
Provide information about ways CHWs can become more civically engaged to support the workforce

For more details, please contact [email protected].

To view the event summary, click: here. To view the Town Hall recording, click: here. The Zoom passcode is ^8M!w8qt.

November 2023 Continuing Education Training Schedule

Posted on November 7, 2023November 16, 2023 by iphiadmin

November Continuing Education Training Schedule

Stay updated with IPHI’s schedule full of continuing education trainings! All training information can be found below:

November 2023 Topics
Nov. 9: CHW Health and Safety | Register
Nov. 17: CPR & AED | Register [CANCELED]
Nov. 21: Migrant Family Assistance and Response | Register
Nov. 29: Engaging Various Populations into Care* | Register

*For Virginia residents only

Nutrition Standards in Early Childhood Setting

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by iphiadmin

Goal:
Ensure that childcare centers in TCI priority areas promote proper nutrition and developmentally appropriate practices.

Action:
IPHI and School Readiness Consulting conducted a formative assessment among family childcare providers, county leadership, and nonprofits to identify the appropriate policy, system, and environmental change needed to support compliance with Maryland’s Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Act. Reports with assessment results can be found below.

Download (pdf): Healthy Family Child Care Environments in Montgomery County: Supporting Best Practices for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Breastfeeding

Safe Routes to School (SRTS)

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by iphiadmin

Students, teachers, and staff at Gaithersburg Elementary School in Montgomery County participated in the National Walk to School Day in October 2019.

Goal:
Increase the number of students in priority communities who walk or bike to school.

Action:
The SRTS strategy increased the number of Montgomery County students who walk or bike to school. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) performed a walkability audit of all Montgomery County public schools to ensure students in the walk zone have a safe way to walk or bike to school. Through a partnership with MCDOT, TCI assessed SRTS within the county. Additionally, TCI collaborated with the MDCOT to develop and promote user-friendly SRTS maps for schools; increase the number of SRTS bicycle and pedestrian educational and safety trainings in priority ZIP codes; and increase collaboration for sustainability between Montgomery County Public Schools and the Department of Transportation for future SRTS programming.

Healthy Food Access

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by iphiadmin

Goal:
Reduce food insecurity in Montgomery County by creating system-level changes in coordinating and delivering food assistance resources and increasing access to healthy food for our most vulnerable communities.

Action:
In April 2017, IPHI released a Request for Proposals to facilitate community-based approaches to the TCI strategy areas. Primary Care Coalition (PCC) and the Montgomery County Food Council (MCFC) were awarded funding to implement innovative approaches to community-based food access.

PCC and a group of community partners implemented “Food is Medicine,” a systems approach to food security screening and referral between safety-net health care clinics and food and nutrition service providers. MCFC funding supported the implementation of the Montgomery County Food Security Plan, including the creation of new training and resources for food assistance organizations, the identification of gaps in services, increased outreach and communication, and the conduct of food security data collection and evaluation.

School Health and Wellness (Local School Wellness Councils)

Posted on October 26, 2023 by iphiadmin

Goal:
Create and maintain healthy school environments by increasing school wellness policy implementation by forming local school wellness councils (LSWC).

Action:
Montgomery County Public School staff worked closely with IPHI’s School Wellness Coordinator to implement LSWCs with support from the University of Maryland Extension, Maryland State Department of Education, and School Workgroup Steering Committee. By 2020, there were 110 LSWCs established in Montgomery County Public Schools, many of which received mini-grant funding to support student access to healthy foods, nutrition education, increase physical activity, develop school gardens, and enhance initiatives to support mental health.

Promoting Tobacco-Free Living (Tobacco 21)

Posted on October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 by iphiadmin

Goal:
Increase the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21 years of age to reduce tobacco use among youth and young adults.

Action:
The American Cancer Society, Tobacco-Free Kids, the American Lung Association, and the American Heart Association, among other local and national organizations, formed the Maryland Tobacco 21 campaign. In October 2019, the campaign successfully advocated for Tobacco 21 legislation that increased the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21 to reduce tobacco use among youth and young adults. The Tobacco 21 strategy included a social media campaign and educational materials to recruit and mobilize youth as legislative champions.

ImmunizeVA 2023 Annual Meeting: 10/27/2023

Posted on October 13, 2023October 26, 2023 by iphiadmin

Join ImmunizeVA on October 27, 2023, for the third annual meeting! The annual meeting serves as an organizing vehicle for immunization stakeholders from across Virginia to:

Discuss challenges and threats to immunization rates, including ‘grassroots and grass tips’ advocacy
Receive professional education and information on statewide immunization trends and best practices
Engage in developing strategies to improve immunization rates across the Commonwealth

Invited speakers will share national trends, state/local level trends, as well as needs and best practices and how coalition members can get engaged.

For more details, please contact [email protected].