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Partnership of NH-ME LEND and New Mainers Public Health Initiative to Offer Training Experiences With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Center:

ME-The University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Susan Russell
[email protected]
207-581-1231

Product Description:

With funding support from a 2018 Focused Assistance to Support Training Project (FAST) grant, the NH-ME LEND partnered with New Mainers Public Health Initiative (NMPHI) in Lewiston, Maine, to build the LENDs capacity to offer inclusive and culturally and linguistically competent training experiences in response to an identified area of need. Lewiston is the second largest city in the state and a secondary resettlement area for refugees from Somalia.

Keyword(s):

LEND, diverse populations, training

Product/Publication Type(s):

Conference presentations and posters presented

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

Alternative Format:

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

https://ccids.umaine.edu/

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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