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.
Important Notice!
Part of addressing your needs is expanding both what we write about and what we do. So the next blog article you read from us will be at our parent site, Talance, Inc. We’ll be opening our focus to include tips for building healthy communities everywhere: neighborhoods, health centers, schools, workplaces. You can look forward to more tips, resources and downloads, and also events and educational opportunities.
We hope you’re as excited as we are.
Top 4 Suggestions from the Poll
1. You want more free resources.
Resource For Navigating One Of The Most Overlooked Kinds Of Insurance
Tobacco Cessation Barriers Flashcards
10 Free Apps For Tobacco Cessation
Family Health History Initiative Starter Kit
2. You like to read about successful programs that use CHWs and the work individuals do.
Make The Case For CHWs: 7 Return On Investment Studies
Report On Washington State’s Popular CHW Training Program
Excellent Video That Explains Patient Navigators
Washington Helps Hundreds Of Community Health Workers Begin New Careers
How Susan G. Komen Is Speeding Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment with Patient Navigtors
How One CHW Feeds Her Love Of Health Education
3. You need information on setting up and sustaining training programs.
E-learning Strategy in 6 Steps (this also falls under the “free stuff” category)
Why Should You Choose E-Learning For CHWs?
Hiring Skilled Facilitators Vs. Training Existing Staff
7 Supereffective Ways To Respond To Every Healthcare Learner
4. You like general topics about building healthy communities.