Webinar Overview
The NH Alliance for Healthy Aging (NHAHA) is
pleased to host the webinar, Answering
the Call to Care: Creating
Quality Jobs for Direct Care Workers in NH. This is the second
webinar led by the NHAHA Workforce Strategic Priority Workgroup.
As we explored in the first webinar of this
series, direct care workers are a valuable part of the healthcare system and
the demand for workers is projected to markedly increase. While direct care
work is a rewarding profession, issues such as low wages, poor benefits, and a
lack of career advancement has led some workers to seek employment outside of
this sector.
In our second webinar, our experienced
panel will focus on NH based solutions to address the direct care
workforce shortage including:
- Current training and
apprenticeship opportunities
- Examples of NH based programs
that target recruitment and retention of workers
- Policy reforms
- Advocacy actions to implement
solutions
Who Should Attend this Webinar?
Participants from the July 15th webinar, and anyone interested in
understanding, exploring, and implementing potential solutions to the direct
care workforce shortage.
Presenters:
Wendi Aultman is the Bureau Chief of Elderly and Adult Services at the Department of Health and Human Services and
has been an employee of DHHS since 1998. Her work has focused on administering
the ServiceLink Aging and Disability Resource Center Program and NHCarePath.
Heather Carroll is the Director of Advocacy for the NH Alliance for Healthy Aging. Heather’s work spans from social work in
long-term care and assisted livings to public policy, grassroots advocacy and
government affairs. She continues to expand policy issues concerning the aging
population through engaging with advocates and elected officials.
Dr. Susan Huard became Interim Chancellor of the Community College System of New
Hampshire (CCSNH) in May of 2020. She
previously served as President of Manchester Community College (MCC), part of
CCSNH, from 2010 to 2019. While
president of MCC, Dr. Huard chaired a Governor’s commission on the healthcare
workforce.
Jennifer Rabalais is
the Co-Director at the UNH Center on Aging and Community Living providing
expertise in the areas of program design, implementation, and oversight. She
has over 20 years’ experience working on programs for various populations in community-based
settings.
