Community Health Workers Training Project
Implementing Organization
University of South Alabama
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,000,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$3,383,890
Funding Organization
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Funding Program
Gulf Region Health Outreach Program GRHOP
Details
Project Category
Human and Social
Project Actions
Resilience
Targeted Resources
Community and Human Health
Project Description
This project will work with other GRHOP projects to train Community Health Workers (CHWs) on mental and behavioral health capacity and skills (including "peer listening" techniques), environmental health networking approaches, and primary care capacity. These CHWs will be employed by health clinics in their local communities, with their salary and benefits paid for by the Environmental Health Capacity and Literacy Project, and they will provide educational resources to community partnerships, faith-based and non-profit community organizations, health care providers, and community leaders.
Contact
J. Steven Picou251-461-1717
spicou@southalabama.edu
Project Website
Tulane University
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