Interested in social services or social work? Want to work with at-risk families? The Preconception Peer Educator Training program might be for YOU!Infant mortality rates among African American babies are twice as high as those of the general population. But infant mortality is preventable and a healthy baby begins with you.
The Office of Minority Health (OMH), of the Department of Health and Human Services, is launching A Healthy Baby Begins with You - a national campaign to raise awareness about infant mortality with an emphasis on the African American community - as one of the efforts to end health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. (http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=117)
On Saturday, February 27th and Sunday, February 28th at Spelman College, there will be a Preconception Peer Educator Training (http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=6878&lvl=2&lvlID=117) for ANY college student (any gender, any race, any sexual orientation) who is passionate about this issue. You must register for the training (it’s free); if you register, I do expect you to be at the ENTIRE training! You’ll represent Georgia Tech.
Goals of the Preconception Peer Educators (PPE) Training
1. Reach the college-age (black) population with targeted health messages emphasizing preconception health and healthcare.
2. Train minority college students – blacks in particular – as peer educators.
3. Arm the peer educators with materials, activities and exercises to train their peers in college and in the community at large.
Key Concepts for the Training
1. Health disparities and minority health
2. Infant mortality
3. African American health status and its impact on infant mortality
4. Preconception health, infant mortality and prematurity – What research says
5. Preconception care
6. HIV, STDs and preconception health
7. What a man would do
College Students: FREE Preconception Peer Educator Regional Trainings (http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=8276&lvl=2&lvlID=117)
Check out the agenda, and find dates and locations here: http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=8276&lvl=2&lvlID=117.
Questions? Just ask (info@omhrc.gov)
Learn more and register here:
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=7071&lvl=2&lvlID=117
Excellent post for students like me who are very much interested in a training like this which can be very useful for us during our college education to become a good social service worker.
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