Community Health Advocate (CHA) HPV Training Program with Healthy Savannah

WSAV—Healthy Savannah is inviting current CHAs, along with anyone interested in joining the program, to register for the upcoming CHA training session to help spread awareness about the HPV vaccine. Those who complete the training requirements will receive an $800 incentive for performing outreach activities and will join 12 CHAs who completed a previous training session and are now serving throughout the community. To register for the Sep. 26 CHA training session or learn more about the HPV Vaccination Equity Initiative, email Patricia Merritt, program coordinator, at patricia@healthysavannah.org. For more information about the CHA program, visit https://healthysavannah.org/2021/07/09/community-advocate-program/.

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