If you would like to learn more about the information on our website, we invite you to get involved!
Community Health Advocates offer a range of free trainings to educate advocates and consumers to help people get, keep and use health coverage. A training schedule is offered on-site at CSS and we can also come to you.
Currently, Community Health Advocates offer the following trainings:
Information Sessions educate advocates on all aspects of managed care and public health insurance. These sessions are offered to human service providers to raise awareness of these issues and ensure that as many people as possible are enrolled in and educated about the health insurance programs available in New York City. Current Community Health Advocates Information Sessions include:
- Eligibility and Enrollment
- Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
- Medicare Basics
- HIV+ Options
- Affordable Health Care in NYC (currently being created)
If you are interested in scheduling an Information Session please contact the Community Health Advocates via email or on our helpline (888) 614-5400.
Center for Benefits and Services Trainings Community Health Advocates also offers a quarterly series of trainings in-house at CSS in conjunction with the Center for Benefits and Services (CBS). These trainings are for social service professionals on health insurance programs and the mechanics of managed care under Medicaid, Medicare, Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus.
NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City In addition, CHA is a member of the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City as part of the NYC Department of Health’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work Initiative. Together with other community partners and stakeholders, the NYC Coalition will work to advance the NYC Tobacco Control agenda in three areas:
• Expansion of smoke-free air;
• Reducing the number of tobacco retailers; and
• Increasing the price of tobacco products
As part of the coalition, CHA educates community members and policy makers on tobacco control issues by coordinating the efforts of dozens of community-based and health-focused organizations.
For information on any of our trainings, to order Community Health Advocates publications, or to answer any other questions, click here for assistance or call our Helpline at (888) 614-5400.
