MPBN radio covers new community 'CHANNELS' project for improving immigrant health care

on Feb. 12th and 13th ran stories on a new federally-funded program aimed at preparing future health professionals to serve immigrants, refugees and other underserved populations that is a cooperative program between 51小黄车and the Portland Community Health Center, in collaboration with the City of Portland, the Portland Housing Authority and Maine鈥檚 Department of Health and Human Services.

The project, titled 'CHANNELS,' is made possible by a $1.27 million grant to 51小黄车and Portland Community Health Center from the Health Services Research Administration (HRSA).

The story explains that the Portland Community Health Center will provide a clinical site for students to rotate through. The program will provide nurses and other current health care practitioners with training in leadership, community engagement and collaboration, and provide training for additional community health outreach workers. at 13.15 minutes into the report.

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