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Building Bridges: A Community Health Worker Training Course is a comprehensive 20-hour continuing education course designed for community health workers (CHWS) who work with Black pregnant women. This training course was developed for and in collaboration with Allure Alliance Incorporated, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of Black women through community programming, education, and advocacy. This training course reflects an interprofessional collaborative approach to addressing the racial disparities in the Black maternal health population in the U.S. The course includes evidence-based strategies and health management interventions derived from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, 4th Edition (OTPF-4), to support Black pregnant women that CHWs can use. By focusing on holistic, population needs, and culturally responsive practices, this course aims to strengthen the skill set of CHWS in the Austin, TX area. Ultimately, Building Bridges will contribute to decreasing the Black maternal mortality rate, empower CHWs, and expand OT practice into maternal health.

Publication Date

Spring 4-9-2025

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

Pregnant women, Community health workers, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Occupational therapy, Education, Continuing

Medical Subject Headings

Pregnant women, Community health workers, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Occupational therapy, Education, Continuing

Disciplines

Adult and Continuing Education | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Maternal and Child Health

Comments

Poster presented at the in-person OTD Capstone Symposium, held at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on April 24, 2025

Building Bridges: A Community Health Worker Training Course

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