January 14, 2022 | Weekly Digest
Upcoming Events
Our next HIC meeting will be Thursday January 20 from 11am to 12:30pm. Note the change of day and time!
Look for login information and more details from Stephanye.
HIC Member Spotlight
Eastern CT Organization for Racial Equity (leadership pictured above), is committed to anti-racist educational policies and practices the region. Recently they met with Isabelle Barbour to record a podcast about their important work in our area.
SCORE is one of the HIC Partnership Grantees and we have been honored to be able to support their work. Have a listen! https://www.truthtellerconsulting.com/podcasts/
Important Reads
Purpose and Processes Document was created to express the values, norms, and operating principles of the Health Improvement Collaborative of Southeastern Connecticut. In December we asked you to consider this document, ask questions, request edits, and provide feedback to the Coordinating Team. We heard your feedback and the changes are being reflected in the new document. Attached is the latest version with the comments we have received incorporated. Next month we will be taking up its adoption.
Things To Do
1. The Health Education team is searching for a new President. For information about The Health Education Center and a link to the position posting, go to Health Education Center (healtheducenter.org)
2. Help us to meet the urgent need for food in our community. Every week on Wednesdays at the New London Senior Center, the HIC coordinates a one-day food pantry. Each week we distribute more than 10,000 pounds of food to nearly 200 families. And, we need your help! Please consider signing up to volunteer and/or organizing a team to spend part of the day in a great team-building activity. Click here to sign up: FRESH New London: Help with Pop Up Food Pantry (signupgenius.com)
3. Did you know?: A community health worker is a member of a community who is chosen by community members and organizations to provide basic health and medical care within their community, and is capable of providing preventive, promotional and rehabilitation care to that community. Other terms for this type of health care provider include lay health worker, village health worker, community health aide, community health promoter, and health advisor. As a CHW your career will grow as the search for successful CHW's is up and running across the state and nation! To become a certified community health worker, register now for trainings at Health Education Center Classes (coursestorm.com)
Health Improvement Collaborative Coordinating Team
Isabelle Barbour, Megan Brown, Stephanye Clarke, Laurel Holmes, Alicia McAvay, Fawatih Mohamed-Abouh, and Jen Muggeo
