1609 W North Ave, Ste 202, Milwaukee, WI 53205
Tel: 414.344.0675
Community Health Workers
Free Advanced Training Sessions
Upcoming 2025 Training Dates and Registration Links
We’re excited to invite you to register for our upcoming Advanced Training Sessions designed to deepen your skills, expand your knowledge, and support your continued growth as a Community Health Worker.
These sessions will offer practical tools, peer learning, and expert insights tailored to your work and community impact. These sessions are being offer at no cost to you thanks to our various partnerships.
REGISTER HERE for our 3-session Cancer Series:
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Session 1: Cancer Prevention & Risk Reduction
Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept 10th, 2025 12 pm - 1:30 pm
This session equips Community Health Workers with essential knowledge to support cancer prevention in their communities. Learn about cancer disparities in the U.S. and Wisconsin, explore the American Cancer Society’s guidelines on healthy living, and gain tools to educate others on skin cancer, tobacco risks, cancer-preventing vaccines, and environmental hazards like radon. Strengthen your role as a trusted health advocate with practical, evidence-based strategies.
Session 2: Cancer Screening & Early Detection
Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct 22nd, 2025 12 pm - 1:30 pm
This session empowers Community Health Workers with the latest cancer screening guidelines, highlights disparities in screening rates across the U.S. and Wisconsin, and shares proven strategies to increase early detection. Learn how to guide clients through screening options for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers using trusted tools and resources.
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Session 3: Cancer Survivorship
Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2025 12 pm - 1:30 pm
This session helps Community Health Workers understand cancer survivorship, explore survival trends and disparities in the U.S. and Wisconsin, and recognize the evolving needs of survivors—whether in treatment, post-treatment, or long-term. Gain access to trusted tools and resources to better support and guide clients through survivorship care.
REGISTER HERE for our Heart Health Nutrition Series, Part 1.
Session 1: Health Heart Nutrition Series
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 12 pm - 1:30 pm
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Review elements of the DASH Eating Plan and the nutrient dense foods to eat more of for heart health
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Explore self-assessment tools that can be used to examine personal eating patterns
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State four key risk factors to examine when interacting with clients
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Who would benefit from these sessions?
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Community Health Workers (CHW)
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Those planning to become a CHW
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CHW Supervisors/Managers
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People working to improve health outcomes in their communities.
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Questions?
Contact Harvey Padek at hpadek@milahec.org or 414-403-8424