Healthy People in Healthy Communities
Community Capacitation Center
The Community Capacitation Center provides support to community agencies and leaders to develop the skills they need to identify and address their own most pressing health issues. We provide training (capacitation) for community health workers and conduct popular education training with a variety of groups.
We also conduct community-based participatory research, and do culturally-specific health promotion in a variety of communities, such as youth of color, Latinos, and the disability community.
Community Health Worker Capacitation
Capacitation (empowering training) is available for community health workers and other community leaders. Academic credit is often available for an additional fee. Some groups who have participated include:
- Cascade AIDS Project
- Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic
- Providence Health and Services Parish Health Worker Program
2010 Workshop Schedule
| Date | Topic |
| Mar 13, 1-4pm | Introduction to the CHW Profession/Orientation to the Capacitation Series |
| Mar 20, 9am-4pm | Introduction to Popular Education |
| Mar 27, 1-4pm | Social Determinants of Health |
| Apr 3, 1-4pm | Introduction to Chronic Diseases |
| Apr 10, 1-4pm | Mental Health |
| Apr 17, 1-4pm | Leadership Skills |
| Apr 24, 1-4pm | Role of Diet and Exercise in Health |
| May 1, 1-4pm | Group Facilitation Skills |
| May 15, 1-4pm | Communication and Counseling Skills |
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Snacks will be provided for all half-day sessions; lunch will be provided for the full-day session. Workshops will be conducted in English, but Spanish interpretation will be available.
Cost: Sliding scale. Half-day $30-50, full-day $75-100. There is no cost for Janus Youth Village Gardens Program participants.
Location: North Portland (exact location TBA)
Sign up: Please contact Elizabeth Rees Morgan at 503-988-3663 ext. 26489 or elizabeth.rees@co.multnomah.or.us.
Popular Education
We teach a variety of groups to use popular education, a philosophy and methodology that helps people and communities identify problems and causes and develop solutions. Some of our past participants have represented:
- Migrant and community health centers
- Local government agencies
- Community-based organizations
2010 Workshop Schedule
| Date | Location |
| May 11, 9am-4pm | North Portland Health Center, 9000 N Lombard |
| July 13, 9am-4pm | North Portland Health Center, 9000 N Lombard |
| Sept 4, 9am-4pm | North Portland Health Center, 9000 N Lombard |
| Nov 9, 9am-4pm | North Portland Health Center, 9000 N Lombard |
Sign up: Please contact us at 503-988-6250 ext. 26489 to register or to learn about upcoming workshops.
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Contact Us
Community Capacitation Center
Gateway Children's Center
10317 E Burnside
Portland, OR 97216
503-988-6250 ext. 26489
503-988-6240 fax
Updated March 9, 2010