Training Health Professionals

The Center for International Community Health Studies (CICHS) has just completed three decades of providing state-of-the art training programs for international health, family planning, public health and allied health professionals. To date, CICHS has trained over a 1000 people from 88 countries in the skills of management, research and the training process as well as in a wide range of topical courses designed to address emerging problems. Courses have been conducted in English, Russian, Romanian, French, Spanish, Armenian, and Arabic. CICHS has built and maintained collaborative relationships with training program participants, universities, ministries and non-governmental organizations throughout the world.

In addition to training programs for international professionals conducted in Connecticut, CICHS has provided workshops on health project development in Russia (1995), maternal and child health in Turkmenistan (2000) and HIV/AIDS in Armenia (2001).

In order to provide more efficient delivery of the University of Connecticut's international training programs, the Institute for Public Service International (IPSI) and the training component of CICHS consolidated their programs under the IPSI umbrella. This linkage allows the training programs continued access to a wide range of health-related resources that will enhance this collaborative training experience.

Short-Term Courses Offered in Yearly Training Catalogues (From 1986 - present):

• Master Trainer
• Program and Project Management (Arabic, English and French)
• Research and Evaluation for Program Development
• Assessment of Human Nutritional Status
• Leadership Skills for Human Resource Development
• Innovations in Curriculum Development and Implementation
• Methods for Assessing Population Needs and Resources
• Sustainability of Health and Family Planning Programs
• Nursing Leadership for Change
• Developing Health and Family Planning Programs for the Urban Poor
• Emergency Medical and Disaster Systems
• Designing AIDS Interventions Programs
• Development and Management of Training Programs
• Hospital Administration
• Workers' Health and Safety and Environmental Health
• Development and Improvement of Child Care Systems
• Developing and Sustaining Successful NGOs
• Developing and Managing Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs
• Innovations in Nursing: Theoretical and Clinical Models
• Nutrition in Primary Care
• Gerontology and Geriatrics: Societies and Their Aging Populations
• Public Health Approaches to Alcohol and Drug Misuse
• Adolescent Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
• Control of Chronic Diseases: Primary and Secondary Prevention
• Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Cross-National Prespective

Short-Term Tailor-Made Courses Conducted In English and Other Languages at CICHS and Abroad:

• Armenia (1991, 1992, and 1993): One-month courses on "Community Health Education" for a total of 40 physicians and nurses from Gumri, Armenia. Simultaneous Interpretation in Armenian used. Sponsored jointly by USAID and the Armenian Relief Society.
• Kazakhstan (1994): 3-week study course on "Anthropological Approaches to Qualitative Research" for the Leading Scientific Officer of the Centre of Regional Problems of Nutrition of Kazakhstan.
• Central Asian Republics (1994): One month course on Maternal and Child Health for 25 OB/GN and pediatric physicians from Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Simultaneous Interpreting in Russian used. Sponsored by NET Project/USAID.
• Russian Federation (1995): Three-week course titled "Gore-Chernomydrin Commission IV: Diabetes Mellitus I", for six diabetologists from Russia, focusing on the clinical aspects of diabetes care. Simultaneous interpretation in Russian used. Sponsored by NET Project/USAID.
• Russian Federation (1995): Three-day follow-on seminar in Moscow, Russia focusing on Maternal and Child Health for 13 Russian participants. Sponsored by NET/AED Project/USAID.
• Central Asian Republics (1996): Three-week course on "Health Care Reform" for 20 medical professionals from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Simultaneous interpretation in Russian used. Sponsored by NET /AED Project and Abt Associates.
• Romania (1997): Three week course on "Reproductive Health Promotion" for 16 journalists and health professionals from Romania. Simultaneous interpretation in Romanian use. Sponsored by World Learning/USAID.
• India (1996 and 1999): 3-month and 1 month, respectively, Hospital Administration Course for Administrators and Physicians from India. Sponsored by WHO.
• Turkmenistan (2000): Maternal and Child Health, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Sponsored by USAID.
• Armenia (2001): HIV/AIDS Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia. USAID-sponsored.

The CICHS staff through the 1980s and 90s built the training, research and education programs that are the basis for our current programs. They are Colleen Foster-Bey BA, former Assistant Director, currently raising two beautiful daughters, Martha Kolinsky Bojko MA, former research coordinator, a Ph.D. student in the UConn Department of Anthropology and on a Fulbright Fellowship in the Ukraine, Stephanie Colangelo, former administrative assistant and now with the Educational Support Service of UCHC and Henrietta Bernal, Ph.D., MS, RN, educational coordinator and professor emeritus of the UConn School of Nursing.

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