Vaccine Confidence Training for Community Health Workers
Are you a Community Health Worker or Health Navigator committed to the health of members of your community? You can improve your ability to prevent disease by building your own vaccine confidence and your ability to talk about vaccines with others.
The Massachusetts Vaccine Confidence Project is excited to offer a new program through Vaccinate Your Family to improve Community Health Workers’ ability and confidence to encourage vaccination and navigate people to vaccine services.
We have selected to promote this Vaccination Community Navigator Training because it was created by Community Health Workers, for Community Health Workers/Promotores by Vaccinate Your Family, a national leader in vaccine promotion to prevent disease. The self-paced training includes 4 modules, as well as access to continuing online Community of Practice support meetings. It is available in English and Spanish and continuing education units (CEUs) for P/CHWs are available for free. The topics for the four learning modules are:
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- Past, Present, and Future of Vaccination
- Nuts and Bolts of Vaccines
- Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Barriers to Vaccination
- How to Debunk Misinformation and Bolster Vaccine Confidence
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How to Participate:
Massachusetts residents or Massachusetts-based employees can participate in the Vaccination Community Navigator Training and, upon completion, receive an Implementation Package of supplies to aid your vaccine confidence work.
The Implementation Package will include:
- An Amazon gift card to support you and your work**
- A tote bag**
- Stickers and swag to give out to community members
- Massachusetts Vaccine Confidence Project (MVCP) business cards with contact information
- The Communicate with Confidence reference sheet
- English and Spanish copies of easy-to-read immunization schedules
- Eligibility for a scholarship to the 2024 MA Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference on October 30th, or the MA Adult Immunization Conference on March 25th, 2025.
**Please note: Only the first 25 participants will receive the tote bag and gift card.
To receive the Implementation Package, you must complete the Training program through Vaccinate Your Family, and then submit your Certificates of Completion to MVCP. To get started, just complete this short online form (or use the button below).
