See below for a list of regional health-related opportunities! Have an event you would like promoted? Email us the details at ruralhealth@nmu.edu.
Feeding America West Michigan
The Feeding America West Michigan mobile food pantry program brings fresh groceries directly into communities with a high need for food support. A Mobile Food Pantry is essentially a farmers market on wheels, so it’s an effective avenue for distributing fresh, perishable food to those who need it.
CHW Certification Course
Northern Michigan University's Center for Rural Health, in partnership with Everyday Life Consulting and the Michigan Center for Rural Health, is offering a virtual nationally aligned Community Health Worker (NCHW) Core Competency Certification program. This training meets the standards to be certified as a CHW in Michigan and is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,443,813.00*.
Training runs Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST from October 1st-November 7th.
U.P. Community Health Worker Symposium
Please join us on Wednesday, October 16th from 9:00am - 4:30pm EST for a U.P. Community Health Worker Symposium. This event will be an opportunity for you to network, expand your knowledge base, and obtain continuing education credits. It is FREE for all U.P. CHWs to attend and will be hosted fully in-person at the NMU Ballrooms on Northern Michigan University's campus in Marquette, MI.
U.P. CHW Quarterly Network Call
You're invited! Join us for a U.P. CHW Quarterly Network Call. These network calls serve as an opportunity to make connections, share resources, discuss challenges, and brainstorm solutions, all with the goal of empowering and uniting Upper Peninsula Community Health Workers. You do not need a CHW certification to participate in the network.
Upcoming Network Calls:
- November 20th, 2024, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
- February 19th, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
- May 21st, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
- August 20th, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
- November 19th, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
U.P. Community Health Town Hall
The U.P. Community Health Town Hall is a FREE, monthly, virtual webinar series hosted by Elise Bur, Director of the Center for Rural Health at Northern Michigan University and is organized in partnership with Dr. Steven Elmer, Associate Professor, and Dr. Kelly Kamm, Assistant Professor, both from the Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology at Michigan Technological University.
The Town Hall broadcast will take place the last Thursday of each month and may be viewed live at 7:00 p.m. ET through the following Zoom Webinar link: https://bit.ly/UPhealthtownhall.
Webinar passcode: 739576
ECHO Program
More information coming soon!