Public housing residents from throughout the city are part of the Resident Health Advocate program. Participants in the program train on many topics, including: health assessment models, leadership skills, cultural competence, outreach education, navigating the health care system, asthma, first aid, nutrition for life, mental health, depression, stress, and STDs.
Those that graduate from the first phase of the program continue their training in four separate programs:
- The GirlStars program targets girls at the Archdale and Washington-Beech developments and is designed to introduce girls to structured physical/recreational activities.
- Those in the General Health Advocates Program will create a team of public housing residents to inform and advocate for other residents at the developments.
- Others will tackle Family Health Promotion.
- The remaining graduates will be a part of the Cancer Screening Program.
For more information contact Rachel Goodman at 617-988-4021 or Kate Bennett at 617-988-4108 (TDD: 800-545-1833 x420).
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