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Center for Community Health, Education & Research (CCHER)

CCHER has more than 24 years of advocacy for the right to health care and providing direct social, health, behavioral and prevention services to our consumers and their families.

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and its Racial Ethnic Approaches to Community Health division is responsible for supporting the Haitian diabetes initiative. CCHER is advocating and promoting systemic changes for healthy community. Funded community and faith-based organizations are working together with CCHER by taking actions to bring diabetes awareness and wellness changes to members of the larger Haitian community and their faith. Likewise, CCHER is facilitating training workshop for mental health providers to serve better the needs of Haitian Diabetics diagnosed with anxiety and depression.

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Great News
REACH US: WE CARE and CHANGED Diabetes Curricula have been translated in Haitian with the support of Massachusetts Dept of Public Health.

CCHER received a small grant from NOVO NORDISK Community Care entitled “ The Road to Healthy Living” to decrease diabetes related complications among Haitians living with diabetes


CURRENT ACTIVITIES

 

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Bi Monthly
Boston Cable TV Program in WCEA:
Wellness & Health Connection
Click here for TV Schedulewww.wceaboston.com

Cable TV Topics:
Diabetes: Advocacy & Systemic Changes

Rebuilding Haiti: Essential Tools For The Next Step

» About REACH US Haitian Diabetes Initiative
» Diabetes Steering Committee
» Diabetes Needs Assessment Report
» REACH US CCHER Grant awards
» We CARE Diabetes Curriculum
» CHANGED Diabetes Curriculum
» REACH US CCHER 2011 Grant awards to Faith-based and community based organizations

» HIV Capacity Building ServicesMental Health

Service Scheduling Hours:
Dorchester Site
Mon - Fri: 9:00AM-5:00PM

 

January 2012


Road to Healthy Living
Jan 9-12 MWT: 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Prevention Round Table – Hepatitis
Jan 16 Monday : 5:30pm – 8:30pm

We CARE Diabetes Training
Jan 23 – Feb 2 MWT 5:30 – 8:30pm

February 2012


Feb 6-16 MWT: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Project SMART Training – (ages 15-25)

Feb 27
Project SMART Training –Follow-up (ages 15-25)

Feb 27 Monday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Prevention Round Table – Know Your Body Part II

 

 

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