Community Health Training Institute

Building Local Capacity to Improve Community Health

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Health Equity Cohort Applications Are Now Open!

The Community Health Training Institute is excited to bring you all a brand new, immersive training opportunity with our Health Equity Cohort. We are actively seeking thirty strong applicants working to implement health equity initiatives in their communities in Massachusetts to learn and grow together. Find out how to apply!

Fall Book Recommendations from CHTI!

With the weather cooling and the leaves starting to change, it's the perfect time to pick a new book to curl up with and enjoy. With that in mind, all of us at the Community Health Training Institute compiled a list of Fall book recommendations that relate to the issues we care about: social justice, public health, and inclusivity. We hope you enjoy these picks!

Implementing a Health in All Policies Approach

We are so excited to bring you a brand new training, "Implementing a Health in All Policies Approach" this October. But first, what is a Health in All Policies approach, and why is it important?

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Upcoming Trainings and Webinars

Mon Oct 22 @ 8:00AM - 04:45PM
2018 Technology Conference
Mon Oct 22 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM
Skills for Influential Leadership
Tue Oct 23 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM
Skills for Influential Leadership
Tue Oct 23 @ 9:00AM - 01:00PM
Implementing a Health in All Policies Approach
Tue Oct 23 @11:30AM - 06:00PM
The Volunteer Management Hybrid Conference 2018
Wed Oct 24 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM
Skills for Influential Leadership
Wed Oct 24 @ 9:00AM - 04:00PM
Intermediate PowerPoint
Wed Oct 24 @ 9:00AM - 03:30PM
Cost-Savings for Nonprofit Organizations – Alternative Funding Series, in partnership with The Beveridge Family Foundation

Meet Our Faculty

Ben Wood, MA Department of Public Health

Ben Wood is the Healthy Community Design Coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Prevention and Wellness. He works with communities, state agencies, and other stakeholders to increase knowledge of how policies, projects, and plans of all types impact health. Ben was most recently the Director of Public Health for Northampton, MA, where he led Northampton’s participation as a beta-test site for the newly formed Public Health Accreditation Board.

He has significant experience in community health assessment, health improvement planning, and policy development.
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Announcing Our Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 Training Calendar!