Resources to support your community work!
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In partnership with the MA Department of Public Health, we are pleased to share this list of upcoming trainings, resources, news, and prospects. These are opportunities to help to grow local leadership capacity and build healthier communities.
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Don't miss this training!
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Health Equity in Action, a free in-person training series, will be offered in two more regions in March. Learn more. Here's what participants are saying about this training:
Don't miss this unique and vital training opportunity! Bring your team. It's not too late to register for the session in Tewksbury, MA on March 24. REGISTER TODAY!
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Webinar of the Month:
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2-26-2015 Moving from Programs to Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes
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Civil Rights Data Collection: Search data on enrollment demographics, discipline, school expenditures, teacher experience, prekindergarten, and SAT/ACT (ED.gov)
New interactive healthy food access map helps individuals and organizations better understand the communities in which they are working to improve access to healthy food (Healthy Food Access Portal)
Using County Health Rankings In Your Community: 3/17 webinar on how to use the Rankings data to engage your community and potential partners and as a starting point for community health assessment. 4/7 CHR&R 101 & Website Tour will provide a comprehensive overview. (County Health Rankings & Roadmaps)
USDA Growing Roots in Farm to School Webinar Series: 11-part webinar series that will help you build your farm to schools skills and develop new strategies to bring local foods to the lunchroom. This year you can earn SNA Continuing Education Units for each webinar attended.
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Opportunities
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Voices for Healthy Kids Program: Several different types of grant opportunities addressing six priority areas: smart school foods; healthy drinks; marketing matters; food access; active places; and active kids out of school. (American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
The Corporation for National and Community Service Social Innovation Fund: Approximately $40 million to eligible grantmaking institutions "seeking to grow innovative, evidence-based solutions to challenges facing low-income communities nationwide in our focus areas of healthy futures, youth development and economic opportunity." Approximately $11 million will be available for the continuation of existing grants. (deadline, 3/17/15)
Grants for Children and Communities: The Office Depot Foundation funds projects and programs in the areas of Giving Children Tools For Success; Building Capacity to Serve Communities; and Disaster Preparedness, Relief, Recovery, and Rebuilding. Grants of $50 to $3000 will be awarded to select applicants (rolling deadline)
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water. FTPF programs strategically donate orchards where the harvest will best serve communities for generations, at places such as community gardens, public schools, stat/city parks, low-income neighborhoods, Native American reservations, international hunger relief sites, and animal sanctuaries (rolling deadline)
Grant Writing Institute: Rural Health Grant Writing Specialist Training from National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (Register by 3/26/15)
MPHA is seeking a Coalition and Field Organizer.
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Please feel welcome to contact us for more information about opportunities to grow through training and resources.
Sincerely,
Health Resources in Action
95 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
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| Are you Springing forward? Grow your skills with a free training this month! |
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Featured Free Trainings: Equity Training Series. Seats are limited, so register today!
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What does it look like to work together toward more equitable communities?
How do we do it? Find out at a training!
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
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Upcoming Trainings, Webinars, Conferences and Events |
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Ounce of Prevention Conference (Worcester, MA)
Tuesday April 7 - June 2, 2015
Spring Youth Worker Certificate Training (Boston, MA)
Thurs, April 9 - June 30, 2015 Certificate Course for Community Health Workers (Worcester, MA)
Thursday, April 9, 2015 Innovation Forum on Gentrification: How Can Greater Boston Address Displacement? (Boston, MA)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Introduction to Community Economic Development (Boston, MA)
April 21 - 25, 2015 BOOTCAMP Youth Worker Certificate Training (Boston, MA)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 The Leadership Development Institute: A Model for Cultivating Community Leadership (Boston, MA) Thursday, June 4, 2015 2015 Western Mass Elder Care Conference (Holyoke, MA)
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