Oral Health - Massachusetts Association of Community Health

Outreach Worker Training Institute
(OWTI)
Oral Health - Making the Connection to Overall Health
Training Series for
Community Health Workers in MA
2010-2011
Developed and presented by Central MA AHEC, Inc. Outreach Worker Training Institute (OWTI)
in collaboration with the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW) and
funded by The DentaQuest Foundation.
Partnership
Outreach Worker Training Institute
(OWTI)
CM AHEC, Inc.
www.cmahec.org
• Enhance access to quality health care
• Reduce health disparities
• Improve workforce development
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http://cmahec.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=59
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Train CHW/PN
Train Supervisors of CHW/PN
MACHW
www.machw.org
• Advocacy
• Information for CHWs
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Talking Points
1. Why OH training for CHW?
2. What kind of tools are offered to CHWs?
3. What are the benefits?
4. Success story
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Why OH training for CHW?
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Oral and overall health disconnect
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Poor dental health
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Poor access to dental care
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Little coverage
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Little attention
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Little knowledge
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Lack of education in general public
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Was never offered before
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Educating those who will educate
others
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What kind of tools are offered to CHWs?
— Discover relationship between oral health and overall health
— Review oral health basic concepts including risk factors and
preventive care
— Identify barriers to optimal oral health
— Identify ways to navigate local oral health system
— Identify tools to support patients’ behavior change
Binder, rhymes, bingo, slides, resource lists, networking list, on line links,
video, role play, Q&A, pins, tooth brushes, floss etc.
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What are the benefits?
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Change of health practices for themselves
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Educate patients, co-workers, family
members
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Improve access to dental care
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Improve CDM
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Educate beyond health care system
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Introduce policy change
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Success Story
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2 years
12 locations in MA
14 co-instructors including MACHW Board members
177 (84 + 93) participants
78 agencies
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Success Story
AmeriCorps Healthy Aging Program
Berkshire Health Systems
Berkshire Works
BHN
BHS, Br. Health Center-Wellness
Boston Health Care of the Homeless
Boston Public Health Commission
Boston University Henry M. Goldman
School of Dental Medicine
Boston University SPH
BRIDGE, Inc
Bridgewater State College
Brightwood Health Center
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge Health Alliance/Cambridge
Public Health Dept
Caring Health Center/South WIC
Center for Living and Working
Central MA AHEC
Charlestown Health Center
CHC Family Health Center
Citizens for Citizens Inc - Head Start
CM AHEC Language Link
DentaQuest Foundation
Disability Policy Consortium
DPH
Edward M. Kennedy CHC
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Elder Dental Program
Elizabeth Freeman Center
Family Health Center of Worcester
Fitchburg Health Center
Gandara Center
Harbor Health Services
Health Imperatives/WIC
HealthFirst Fall River WIC Program
Henry Lee Willis Center
HHSI
Hilltown Community Health Center
Jewish Healthcare Center
Kennedy Donovan Center
Kool Smiles Fall River
Kool Smiles New Bedford
Lawrence Community Connections
Lawrence Oral Health
Lipton Center/CHL
Lowell Community Health Center
Manet Community Health Center
MDPH
MDPH/Refugee and Immigrant Health Program
MGH Chelsea
Middlesex Community College
MOSAIC/YMCA
Mt Wachusett Community College
Nashoba Nursing Services
New North Citizens Council
Northboro Pediatrics
Northern Berkshire Community Coalition
People Inc
People Inc
Quincy College
RoxComp
SCAN 360 Family Center
SEAP
Serenity Program
Shrewsbury COA
Southeast Asian Coalition
SSTAR
St Vincents Hospital
Tapestry Health/Gandara
The Family Van
Tri-CCOHE
Tri-Valley Inc.
Tufts Dental School
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Vineyard Health Care Access
Wayside Youth
West Side House
Woodland Academy
Worcester Healthy Start
YWCA of Greater Lawrence
Success Story
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