2017 Year in Review
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2016 Year in Review
on January 5, 2018
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Numbers Trained In 2016, the National CHW Training Center delivered training to 1315 students (not un-duplicated counts). This total includes: 1178 CHWs & 137 CHW Instructors 55 Certification students & 1260 CEU students 687 in-person & 628 online students Presentations … Read More
Paula Saldaña named Outstanding CHW of 2016
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https://www.aspph.org/texas-am-faculty-named-outstanding-community-health-worker-by-apha/ Ms. Paula Saldaña has been selected the 2016 Outstanding Community Health Worker by the American Public Health Association (APHA) Community Health Worker (CHW) Section. Saldaña was chosen from a competitive field of national and international nominees. [Photo: Ms. Paula Saldaña] … Read More
Nominate an Outstanding CHW for the APHA Award!
on January 29, 2015
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The APHA Community Health Worker (CHW) Award Section announces the official launch of the 2015 Outstanding CHW Award. This year will feature both individual and group awardees. Nomination packets are attached. Please feel free to distribute. The deadline for nomination … Read More
2014: A Year in Review
on January 25, 2015
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The National CHW Training Center had a record-setting year in 2014! Highlights include: – Teaching five certification classes (two online CHW certification classes, one in-person CHW certification class at UT-Brownsville, and two online, self-paced CHW instructor certification classes) – Teaching … Read More
NCHWTC Celebrates Fall Prevention Month in September
on October 7, 2014
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September is Fall Prevention Month and to mark the occasion, the NCHWTC collaborated with the Program on Healthy Aging (PHA) and the Texas Falls Prevention Coalition to host in-person events and online trainings across the state. An in-person workshop took … Read More
NCHWTC Delivers Training to 70 CHWs in El Paso
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On July 31 and August 1, the NCHWTC traveled to El Paso, Texas to provide training to 70 CHWs. The training event was hosted by the National Rural Health Association. Katharine Nimmons, the center director, and Denise Adame, an affiliated … Read More
Women’s Health Leadership Institute in Brownsville
on April 15, 2014
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The director of the National CHW Training Center, Dr. Julie St. John, led a two-day Women’s Health Leadership Institute training in Brownsville, Texas on March 26 – 27. Thirteen community health workers from across the state participated in the workshop … Read More
Exhibiting at Texas Gulf Coast CHW/Promotores Conference
on March 24, 2014
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The National CHW Training Center participated in the 8th Annual CHW Conference in Houston, Texas on March 14th as an exhibitor. The conference was hosted by the Texas Gulf Coast CHW/Promotores Network, and the theme was CHWs Working Toward Social … Read More
March 26-27: Free CHW Workshop in Brownsville
on March 8, 2014
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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) WORKSHOP in BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS March 26-27, 2014 at the UT School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus (80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520). Workshop hours are 8am-5pm. Selected participants must attend both days. Are you an experienced CHW … Read More