Here’s a harsh bit of reality for you: there is no magical method to making healthy lifestyle changes. Fad diets and exercise crazes might make it seem like there is, but they’re wrong. Sad news for the members of your community who want to change thier behavior. The truth is that the secret to meeting […]
Everybody knows they need to exercise more and eat less. They probably even know that getting some physical activity—even walking for 20 minutes—can reduce the chance of getting diseases like heart disease and hypertension, controlling stress and keeping the brain engaged. Plus, studies show that people who spend more time each day sitting (watching TV, […]
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2016 Learners can learn about diabetes, health literacy and health insurance in Spanish or English WOBURN—Talance, Inc., today expanded the reach of its popular courses in health education and promotion. Now, three of the most popular courses are available in Spanish as well as English: Health Literacy: A Start, Navigating Health […]
Many find the advice of exercise for disease management a bitter pill to swallow, even when faced with a scary diagnosis like diabetes or hypertension. Thinking of exercise as doctor-ordered medicine makes it seem too tedious and boring. Simply “exercising for 30 minutes a day” can feel like too much of a time commitment. Sitting […]
If you like your summer reading to reaffirm the work you do building healthy communities, we’re here to help. Here’s your professional development reading assignment that’s actually fun. Some are learner favorites from our courses and others just deserve attention. Read on for picks for the summer reading season, which we hope will inspire you […]
Diabetes affects more people today than ever before. In the US, 29.1 million people have diabetes, and that number is on the rise — up four million from 2010. Alarmingly, more than 8 million of those people are untreated. They may not even know they have the disease. Community members might generally know they need […]
Whether it’s hearing about outstanding programs that build healthy communities or free toolkits and downloads, it’s clear you have an appetite for improvement.
Thanks to all of you who participated in our survey, telling us what kinds of information you’d like to learn in the coming weeks, months and years. We’re thrilled with the feedback and suggestions that help identify the most pressing challenges you face, so we can create resources to help you learn and improve.
A big takeaway from the experience is that you all want more inspiration and resources that will help you build healthy communities—whether it’s for a team of community health workers going door to door or pushing for policy change in neighborhoods or encouraging healthy living in workplaces.
We’ll be responding to your suggestions in future articles (remember, suggestions are always welcome!) but in the meantime, we found a few all-star articles that correspond to your top responses in the poll. Read on to find out what these are and pick up tips you might have missed in the past.
One in eight travelers will be impacted by an unforeseen problem: medical treatment or evacuation, natural disasters, or other issues, but only 29% have travel insurance. Even though community health workers are dedicated to helping patients choose the right health insurance, they often overlook travel insurance.This is important because most traditional health insurance doesn't cover […]
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We recently conducted a report of our course HIV/AIDS: Supporting Community Members. The results had us giving each other high fives around the office: 70% said the course gave them the tools they directly needed for work, 90% said they had significantly increased competence in the topic, and one person said they used the course to kick-start a syringe exchange program in their community. Exactly the kinds of results we love to see.
But when we asked how much importance learners’ managers placed on the skills and concepts they picked up, we were less than enthused. More than a third said their managers did little to let them use their new skills.
Uh oh.
