Was Live Thu, Mar. 7, 2024
Related Coverage
- Free Online Training for California Home Health Workers Ending Soon
- YouTube Playlist of Highlights from this Briefing
Guest Speakers
- Renita Polk, Ph.D., Assistant Director, CalGrows (California Department of Aging)
- Dr. VJ Periyakoil, Director of Stanford AGE Research Center and Director of Palliative Care Education & Training at Stanford University School of Medicine
- Anni Chung, CEO, Self-Help for the Elderly, an organization that provides a comprehensive range of health, educational, social, and recreational services to over 40,000 seniors a year
- May Quo, sharing personal experiences
- Joe Rodriguez, sharing personal experiences
Event Overview
Home health care workers — primarily people of color and women — are the backbone of California’s health care system. The California Department of Aging’s CalGrows program provides free online training for caregivers who are paid professionals and qualify to earn $6000 stipends, and for family caregivers who can get valuable skills that will help them and/or open new career possibilities.
Time is running out for this remarkable program which ends on August 30, and ethnic media need to spread the word about how caregivers can build skills, earn stipends and advance their careers.
