Continuing Education Credits/Professional Development
for Community Health Workers
Cultural Humility
Be curious, lean in, and engage about the cultural differences that surround and shape us. Pull back 'the veil' to explore dominant cultures and marginalized populations, and confront our own enemies of progress: tokenism, performative allyship, and imposter syndrome.
Date, Time, Location: Friday October 20, 2023 10am-12pm via Zoom
Trainer: Ian Matthew Harrington
Diabetes Awareness
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. This class will prepare CHWs to work with people who have been diagnosed with Diabetes. Emphasizing the person-first model, CHWs will learn about Diabetes from a SDOH perspective, best practices for CHWs and opportunities and challenges of interprofessional team-based care.
Date, Time, Location: Friday November 17, 2023 10am-12pm Via Zoom
Trainer: Natalie Crino
Human Rights
Do you know your human rights? What are human rights? Come to HEC's professional development course for Community Health Workers from a Human Rights perspective. Learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, what those rights are, and what it means to focus on human rights when practicing Community Health Work.
Date, Time, Location: Friday December 15, 2023 10am-12pm via Zoom
Trainer: Randi Matzenbacher
