All of us here at the Community Health Training Institute are excited to kick off our year of training! Whether you are a member of a coalition or an organization, our trainings and webinars can build your capacity to do effective community work. 

Thanks to generous funding from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, our trainings are always free. 


 

Learn more about who we are at the Community Health Training Institute and what trainings we'll be offering this year.

Watch it here.
UPCOMING TRAININGS

Trainer: Dr. Sanouri Ursprung, Office of Statistics and Evaluation
Friday, September 29
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Online Training

Topics: Using data in grant proposals; program outcome evaluations; creating evaluation tools; data sources

This webinar will help coalitions use qualitative and quantitative data to tell their story. How can we use data and numbers to tell a compelling story about the work we do? How can we use numbers not only to share what we've accomplished in our programs but also show the impact that our work has made in communities?  This webinar will explore ways to effectively use data to tell a story.

By participating in this webinar, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify data they currently have to tell their story.
  2. Describe the elements of an effective data collection strategy.
  3. Name next steps they will take to effectively use their data in grants, proposals and marketing materials. 
This training addresses the following MA DPH Coalition Criteria:
  1. Effective utilization of data to inform goal and activity selection, implementation, and evaluation
  2. Consistency with MA DPH's goals and priorities
Watch last year's data webinar:



THIS FALL

October
Visit our website for a full list of trainings
Coalition Building: Back to Basics
October 11, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 
Worcester, MA 
Register for the morning session here and the afternoon session here
.You're welcome to take both sessions but can also choose to take one or the other. 

Coalition Quality Improvement
October
Registration opening soon!

Sustaining Your Work in a Changing Landscape
October
Registration opening soon!
PARTNER EVENTS

Blake Works and Health Resources in Action Training
November 13 & 14, 2017
Boston, MA
 
At this highly interactive training you'll build skills and gain knowledge needed to talk with youth about the opioid crisis. Our popular two-day training now includes the latest research about fentanyl and marijuana.

You'll also learn proven strategies for engaging youth in substance abuse prevention activities, plus best practices for incorporating our evidence-based DVD Drugs: True Stories into your programming. Sign up here. 
RESOURCES



Allies for Reaching Community Health Equity released the first Health Equity Design (HED) Lab report: Health Equity From the Inside Out: A Data-Driven Exploration of the Challenges and Best Practices for Operationalizing Health Equity. This report summarizes the first HED lab convening, where health equity advocates, champions, and practitioners were brought together to discuss solutions to the barriers of operationalizing equity. This report outlines the group's   recommendations for best practices, and helps to convey a better understanding of health equity as, per Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, "a value, process, action, and outcome." 

COMMUNITY HEALTH NEWS
FUNDING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
J OB OPPORTUNITIES
Contact us for more information about opportunities to grow through training and resources, or if you'd like to submit a resource or event for inclusion in the next update. 

Sincerely, 

Daisy Ortega, Gina Rodriguez, and Kelly Danckert
Community Health Training Institute

P.S. If you are a member of an MA coalition, remember to update your coalition profile today!