October Updates, News, and Resources |
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Greetings!
Happy October!
We are excited to announce a second training coming up at the end of the month, Building Trust for Decision Making. You can click here to register, or read on below! The trainers will take participants through some key tenets of community engagement, and share promising practices for supporting communities as they drive for change. We hope to see you there!
That's all for this month, we wish you a safe, healthy, and spooky October!
-The CHTI Team
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ANNOUNCING: CHTI'S 2021-2022 TRAINING CALENDAR! |
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We are so excited to announce our training lineup for 2021-2022. There are a few more trainings not listed below that we'll be announcing soon, so stay tuned for that! All of our trainings will be virtual through the end of 2021, and we will reevaluate based on public health guidance in the new year for our 2022 offerings. Be sure to check out our new and improved website (www.hriainstitute.org) for more information, and don't hesitate to reach out! You can find our email below.
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Tuesday October 26th, 2021
9:30AM - 11:30 AM EST
Online via Zoom
Topics: How community engagement can facilitate decision making, especially in a virtual space, how to build trust through community engagement.
Description: Community engagement looked very different over the last year and a half. Coalitions and community organizers found creative ways to engage people in both traditional (flyers, phone calls) and non-traditional ways (Twitter, LinkedIn, virtual community meetings). What this past year demonstrated was the importance of community, and of maintaining relationships and connection with one another. In this training, the facilitators will explore community engagement through the lens of participatory decision making, delving into how we can work to build trust with community members and ensure their voices are leading the conversation when it comes to making decisions. Participants will be asked to consider the offered strategies, tools, and resources for both in-person and virtual community engagement work.
Trainers: Kelly Danckert and Jamiah Tappin, Health Resources in Action
Audience: Coalition leaders and members, community members, and public health professionals.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Identify promising practices for building trust with community members.
- Discuss how building trust may (or may not) look different when comparing in-person and virtual community engagement.
- Learn frameworks for bringing community voice into decision-making processes.
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CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE! |
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We are so excited to announce that we have a brand new website look! All of the resources, trainings, and other information you've come to expect from us is still there, but more streamlined than ever. Be sure to click through the tabs, check out our resources, and take a peek at our calendar for some awesome partner events. If you have any questions about the new site, don't hesitate to reach out! You can click here or on the image below to visit our site.
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Sexuality Education Cornerstone Seminar (SECS):
The Sexuality Education Cornerstone Seminar helps participants develop the knowledge, skills, and comfort needed to deliver information, work with parents, and answer questions related to sexuality. We have adapted this training to be virtual and takes places over six weeks in six, three-hour sessions. SECS will begin on November 1st and end on December 14th. Registration link here.
Periods and Wet Dreams: Teaching Puberty in Elementary School:
The puberty full-day training will provide educators, school nurses, youth-serving professionals, and other caring adults with skills and strategies for teaching pubescent youth about their changing bodies, emotional growth, and navigating the path to adulthood in a way that is inclusive of students of all genders and sexual identities through a social emotional learning lens. This training will take place on November 4th from 9:00am-4:30pm ET. Registration link here.
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SPOTLIGHT GRANT OPPORTUNITY |
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The Bureau of Community Health and Prevention in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is issuing an RFR (Request for Response) for the Mass in Motion Municipal Wellness & Leadership Initiative. The RFR was posted on September 13 and applications are due Monday December 13, 2021. Please find the RFR here.
Mass in Motion is re-procuring grantees to implement municipal and regional practices to address root causes that impact opportunities for active living and access to healthy and affordable food. Funded grantees will support Mass in Motion goals of 1.) increasing and aligning local spending to improve conditions and address Social Determinants of Health; 2.) sustaining the day-to-day practices of municipal governments, organizations, and collaborative partners to address structural and systemic racism and other root cause barriers to good health; and 3.) ensuring everyone has access to healthy foods, opportunities for safe, physical activity, and the things that keep us healthy.
The RFR is open to those who may apply for funding as a single municipality or neighborhood or a collaborative/regional partnership. Potential applicants should review the RFR for further eligibility criteria. Mass in Motion anticipates awarding approximately 6-12 contracts ranging from $80,000-$160,000.00 each annually and that there will be programs funded across the Commonwealth. The start date for grantees is anticipated to be July 1, 2022. There are two Bidder’s Conference sessions scheduled for September 22, 2021 (2:00 PM) and October 5, 2021 (10:30 AM), links in RFR. Please submit all questions to: MassinMotion@mass.gov, answers will be posted on COMMBUYS.
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PARTNER EVENTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Click on the calendar to see more great partner offerings for the month! |
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Click to see this month's grant and funding opportunities! |
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That's all for this month! 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, Kelly Danckert, and Tonayo Crow
Community Health Training Institute
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