Commonsense Childbirth 

We are an organization based out of Florida that is doing work nationally to combat racial disparities in Maternal and Child Health. One of the trainings we provide is a comprehensive Maternal-Child Health Community Health Worker Training. I'll attach an outline here. All of our trainings are based on The JJ Way Methodology - developed by Jennie Joseph, and has been proven to reduce racial disparities in the childbearing years. 

 MCH CHW Course Outline 2021.pdf 

This 48-hour comprehensive program provides a combination of community health worker skills and competencies with a special focus on perinatal health. Participants will be prepared to provide life-saving education and support to childbearing parents and families, as well as play a significant role as part of the maternal health care professional team. As ‘perinatal practitioner extenders’ with a firm foundation in maternal child health (MCH), our CHW’s are trained to work in a variety of settings including private practices, birth centers, hospitals, clinics, community settings and homes, building and modeling strong collaborations to establish perinatal networks. They cover all aspects of the childbearing cycle – pregnancy, birth and postpartum, and reproductive health. They are able to teach across the life-course with culturally-congruent and evidence-based information, including demonstrating and modeling health practices and creating liaisons and trusting relationships with other health providers and agencies.

This course stands out from others in that it continually addresses racism in health disparities and racism in health systems, as evidenced by health outcomes and statistics.

Special emphasis will be placed on:

– Safety and quality in maternal health care and support

– Characteristics of health models and health systems

– Barriers to health care services

– Health system navigation and collaboration

– Reproductive and Maternal Justice

– Related community resources

Contact: 

 Kendra Ippel 

 Commonsense Childbirth 

Director of Educational Programming 

 kendra@commonsensechildbirth.org 

 7735782728 

Julianne Ballard MSN, RN, PHN  Liz George BSN, RN, PHN, HNB‐BC, IBCLC  Eva Zazueta‐Lara MSN, RN, PHN, NP  Laura Turner MHS, MSN, RN, PHN  Jesús Aguado Méd. Gral.  Jennifer Law BSN, RN, PHN  Renée Alger PhD … See fewer authors First published: 09 July 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12634Read the full textPDFTOOLS SHARE

Abstract

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research has demonstrated a strong correlation between a traumatic childhood and poor health and social status in adulthood. Maternal/child Public Health Nursing (PHN) home visiting teams frequently encounter families experiencing trauma, thus offering a unique opportunity to assist parents in recognizing the potential harm such stress may have for their child. The Sonoma County Field Nursing team developed a trauma‐informed model utilizing ACEs education in a self‐reflective approach with parents to increase family resilience and reduce the risk for future childhood trauma. This paper presents the supporting research used to develop the trauma‐informed approach and describes the execution of the model by the Sonoma County Field Nursing team.

Community Health workers are part of the TIA PHN team approach.