Engaging and Empowering Communities: Health Equity in Action
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST, Brockton, MA
How can communities be effectively engaged in health equity work?
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a statement that eliminating health inequities should be a national priority because of the severe consequences they pose to communities. The Community Health Training Institute is pleased to announce our Health Equity Training Series to give you the tools to empower communities, identify a culturally competent approach to community work, and explore the systems in place that perpetuate health inequities.
Thanks to the MA Department of Public Health, all of these trainings are free!
Effective community health work applies an equity lens, with an emphasis on building individual and coalition capacity to engage diverse communities through empowering and competent approaches. There are numerous barriers to such engagement; some conscious, and some unconscious. Race, class, and cultural communication styles all influence the ways in which diverse communities relate to the work. This webinar introduces participants to health equity, culturally competent approaches, and how to think collaboratively about ways to effectively engage diverse populations/communities in their efforts
Participants completing this training will be able to:
- Describe at least three aspects of mainstream U.S. culture that create unintended barriers to participation by diverse communities.
- Identify at least three strategies to enhance engagement in their work by members of diverse communities.
- Identify at least two strategies for managing discomfort when working across differences.
Audience
Individuals or teams working towards community health who may be new to health equity work, or those seeking a refresher.
REGISTER HERE!
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association’s KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Workshop – event will be translated into Spanish and Khmer on 2nd floor of CMAA, 465 School Street, Lowell, MA 01851. Event will be translated in Khmer and Spanish.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project will conduct a “Know Your Rights” presentation. Lawyers will also be present to discuss other programs.
Come to learn more about your rights when interacting with immigration officials, understanding your legal status and the immigration court process, where to find trusted legal resources, and what programs might be available to you.
– More information at http://www.cmaalowell.org/wp/?ai1ec_event=know-rights-presentation&instance_id=4494
– FB Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/377390315950738/
Lowell Alliance is sponsoring a workshop with the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition to “train the trainers” and help community agencies understand:
What changes have already been made by the administration. What an individual’s rights are when they encounter law enforcement. What families should do now to prepare for the worst. Which local agencies are available to help. The workshop will be presented by Sarang Sekhavat, the Federal Policy Director at MIRA.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Director Nancy Coan at ncoan@ywacaoflowell.org.
Suicide Prevention Training
Question, Persuade, Refer
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide and become a gatekeeper. According to the Surgeon General’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), a gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.
As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- Know how to offer hope
- Know how to get help and save a life
Please RSVP by emailing denubilam@worcesterma.gov or calling 508-799-8548
Date: Monday, December 5th, 2016
Time: 2-3 pm
Location: Webinar (wherever is convenient)
To Register
Learning objectives:
Understand the purpose of the AHA’s #123forEquity Pledge;
Describe Navicent Health’s journey to eliminate health care disparities and discuss how they have attained these accomplishments; and
Understand the process steps for building a culturally competent organization.
Presenters:
Ninfa Saunders, Ph.D., President and CEO of Navicent Health, and Chair of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management Board of Directors
Tomás León, President and CEO, Institute for Diversity in Health Management
This webinar is available free of charge, but advance registration is required.
To register, click here.
