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Public Meeting Notice  Board of Certification of Community Health Workers meeting — January 14, 2025

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.
Posted: December 27, 2024 1:20 p.m.

Overview

The general session is open to the public by Webex or telephone.

General Session is open to the public and will be held via Webex at: 

  • Zoom Meeting Link
  • Call-In Telephone number: 1-929-436-2866 
  • Meeting Number/Access Code: 990 0709 5316
  • Meeting Password: 836715

ADA compliance notice: If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact Stacy Hart the DPH ADA Coordinator at phone number 857-274-1120 in advance of the meeting.  While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.

Agenda

TimeItem #ItemStaff Contact
12:30p.m.I

Call to Order & Introductions

Determination of Quorum

Notice of Electronic Recording

Board Chair

    5   minutes

IIApproval of AgendaBoard Chair

   5

minutes

III

Approval of Minutes

  1. Approval of December 10, 2024, General Session Minutes
Board Chair
  10 minutesIV

M.G.L. c. 112, § 269: Good Moral Character

  A. Staff Action Policy Draft Proposal

Executive    Director

Board Counsel

 V
  1. The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health: (1) Understanding the Complexity of Chronic Absenteeism – 1 CEU; (2) Best Practices and Considerations for Delivering Tele-Behavioral Health in Schools in Massachusetts – 1 CEU; (3) Enhancing School-Based Care Collaboration: Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Crisis Services for Youth Well-Being – 1 CEU; (4) Mental Health in Schools: Systems, Individuals, Professional Identity, and Implications for Students – 1 CEU; (5) Community Health Worker: Overview, Advocacy, & School-Based Tele-Behavioral Health – 1 CEU.
  2. Massachusetts Perinatal Postpartum Depression Fund. (a) Expanding the Circle of Support Special Topic Series: Wellness in Birth and Beyond. -2CEUs. (b)Expanding the Circle of Support Special Topic Series: Invisible Scars: Trauma and Perinatal Mental Health. -2CEUs.
  3. TEAM UP Scaling and Sustainability Center: TEAM UP Foundational CHW Training Series and E-Course Training Modules. 35 CEUS.
  4. Adcare Educational Incorporated: (a) Four Day Community Health Worker Asthma Home Visiting Training. 10.75. CEUs.; (b) Asthma Medications Delivery Devices: A Deeper Dive. 1.5 CEUS.
 
  10 minutes 
  1. Berkshire Area Health Education Center: Trauma Informed Care-6CEUS.
Executive Director
 VIDiscussion to extend waiver on online CHW Education & Training Programs.Board

1

minute

VII

Triage: N/A

Staff Assignment(s): N/A

Complaints: N/A

N/A
 VIII

Flex Session

  1. Discussion whether to extend Continuing Education Requirement-15CEUs.
  2. Who will attend the next board meeting?
  3. Topics for next agenda
Executive Director
 IX

Executive Session (Roll call vote)

The Board will meet in Executive Session as authorized pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, § 21(a)(1) for the purpose of discussing the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.

  1. Specifically, the board will meet in executive session to approve prior executive minutes, discuss good moral character matters, and decide whether to approve applications to be certified as a Community Health Worker.

The Board will not reconvene in open session subsequent to the closed session.

 
 XAdjournment: Next meeting scheduled for March 11, 2025.Board Chair

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