May 2022 Work Force Newsletter

Health Care

Workforce Updates

May 2022

Call to action: Critical need for long term care workforce

Our region is experiencing a critical need for Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants in long term care settings. If your organization is currently training HHAs or CNAs or is aware of other pools of potential candidates, please email Melissa Wendland to discuss rapid placement opportunities.

Webinar explores policy and action to support the direct care workforce

On May 20 at 1:00 PM the Milibank Memorial Fund is hosting a webinar to explore state levers to meaningfully support the direct care workforce. Drawing from their forthcoming toolkit, "The Direct Care Workforce Policy and Action Guide," key action items will be covered, such as raising wages and collecting and using data to inform interventions in support of developing comprehensive means of addressing the economic insecurity of the workforce.

Click here to register. 

Lifespan offers caregiver and family training 

A wide variety of in-person and virtual training resources for caregivers and families are available from Lifespan, including:

• Powerful tools for caregiving (this summer's class is full, but will be offered again in the fall and interested people can ask to be added to the waitlist.)
• Grief after caregiving for someone with dementia. Held on the 3rd Friday of each month from 11 AM-12 PM
• Stroke prevention. Held on May 23 at 11-11:45AM.
• The benefits of a geriatrician. Held on May 25 at 1-2 PM.

Click here for a full list of upcoming classes and events.

Colors of Success series focuses on affirming LGBTQ+ environments at work

Through its Colors of Success training series, the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is offering Trillium Health's Open Space training on creating affirming LGBTQ+ environments at work. The training will cover core components of LGBTQ+ identity, baseline practices for creating affirming environments, and ways to authentically engage LGBTQ+ colleagues and clients.

The training will be held on May 24 at 11 AM-12 PM. It is free for Chamber members and $25 for non-members.

Click here to learn more and to register.

Leadership for managers training seminar begins June 3

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is offering its 5-week Leadership for Managers training seminar, delivered by Robert Whipple. The course will cover practical concepts, strategies and skills to improve leaders' performance including building an environment of trust, interpersonal skills, communication, teamwork and motivation.

The course meets 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM on June 3, 10, 17, 24, and July 1.

Click here to learn more and to register.

Interdisciplinary aging certificate program offered this summer

Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, along with Collaborative for Palliative Care and Westchester Public Private Partnership for Aging Services are offering an interdisciplinary aging, public health, and palliative care certificate program this summer. The program provides generalist-level education in aging, public health and palliative care, including geriatrics, gerontology, social work, psychology, health policy and advocacy, and pastoral and spiritual care. Sessions are held via Zoom and start on June 4. 

Click here to learn more.

Public health data literacy training begins in June

New York University School of Global Public Health and GrassROOTS Community Foundation are offering a 4-week bootcamp to improve public health and data literacy. This course is aimed at health care students, administrators, educators, policymakers, journalists, law enforcement and others.

The course is free and meets online June 6-29 on on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 AM-1 PM.

Click here to learn more and to apply.

Hybrid trainings offered by DePaul

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - Rochester Area (NCDD-RA) is offering two workshops in June in a hybrid format. Participants can attend virtually or in person at 1931 Buffalo Rd, Rochester. Workshops are $40 each and both offer continuing education credits for CASAC, CPP and CPS.

• Motivating and Facilitating Change - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Applications in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment on June 10 at 9 AM-12 PM.
• Treating Veterans Impacted by PTSD and Addiction with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on June 15 at 9 AM-12 PM.

Click here for more information.

Applications are open for HRSA community health worker training grant

The Community Health Worker and Health Support Worker Training Program (CHWTP) will support projects that increase the number of Community Health Workers and Health Support Workers and equip them with the skillsets needed to provide effective community outreach, build trust with communities, support connections to and retention in care and support services, and other strategies to increase access to care. A recording of a recent technical assistance webinar is available.

Applications are due June 14. Click here for the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Applications are open for HRSA Public Health Scholarship Program

HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce will invest $39 million for 26 awards through the Public Health Scholarship Program (PHSP). The purpose of the PHSP is to strengthen the public health workforce by providing support to organizations to develop scholarship programs that incentivize individuals to pursue training and careers in public health. Eligible applicants are government entities, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions with an existing public health training program and partnerships that can transition students into employment. 

Applications are due June 1. Click here for the full grant announcement.

FLPPS announces partnerships to address food insecurity and maternal health needs

Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) is partnering with two
regional food banks and non-profit agencies to address food insecurity and maternal health needs in the Finger Lakes region.

• In Chemung County, the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Developmental Services, Inc. (C.I.D.S) are collaborating with Arnot Health and Meals on Wheels of Chemung County, Inc. on “Kitchen Stork” to provide home delivery of nutritious food along with virtual cooking classes. Community Health Workers from C.I.D.S will provide support to up to 50 expectant mothers during their pregnancy and postpartum period.
• In Monroe and Ontario County, Foodlink is collaborating with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on a maternal health program that provides for home delivery of nutritious food along with virtual cooking classes. The program plans to serve approximately 150 expectant mothers identified by Excellus.

Please share your health care workforce updates

If you have a training opportunity or workforce update you'd like us to share, you can send it to melissa.pennise@commongroundhealth.org, and we will add it to the next newsletter.

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