Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center

10/23/2026

🦷✨ ORAL HEALTH 101 — A Training You Don’t Want to Miss! ✨🦷

Are you a Community Health Worker (CHW) or Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS)? Join us for a FREE, interactive virtual training designed to give you practical oral health knowledge and tools you can use in your everyday work with community members. 💙

During this session, we’ll explore:
🦷 Fluoride & cavity prevention
🤰 Oral health during pregnancy
👶 Children’s oral health
💊 Oral health concerns related to substance use & recovery medications
🤝 Connecting community members to dental care and helpful resources

📅 November 5, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
💻 Virtual via Zoom
🎓 A great opportunity to expand your knowledge and strengthen the support you provide to your community!

👉 Register today:
https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/B5CypHR5TXSIMX0Q3zkX8Q?utm_source=chatgpt.com #/registration

📣 Share this post with a CHW or Peer Recovery Specialist who would benefit from this training!

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

!! DEADLINE EXTENDED to October 25th !!

💜 FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR EASTERN SHORE CPRSs! 💙

Are you a current Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) working on Maryland’s Eastern Shore? Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in Integrated Forensic Peer Recovery Specialist Training!

📅 November 3–6, 2026
💻 Virtual
🕔 5–9 PM
💰 FREE — space is limited!

This training is designed to support current CPRSs interested in obtaining the Integrated Forensic Peer Recovery Specialist endorsement!

📌 Sign up by October 25, 2026!

Learn more & submit your contact info here: https://forms.gle/Fztaga6DrXt9ZTdk8

📞 Questions? Call 410-221-2600
📧 [email protected] or [email protected]

Funded by the MD Department of Labor under the Rural Advancement for Maryland Peers (RAMP) program.

10/22/2026

🌸 CHW Continuing Education: Maternal & Child Health 🌸

Join ESAHEC on October 28 from 10:00–11:00 AM for an engaging training for Community Health Workers (CHWs) focused on supporting healthy pregnancies, families, mothers, and children. 🤰👶💙

🎓 Certificate of Completion available after completing the training and evaluation.

📝 Register today:
https://form.123formbuilder.com/6954814/copy-of-chw-ce-maternal-childhealth

We hope to see you there! 💙

10/21/2026

🌾🏥 ESAHEC at the 2026 Maryland Rural Health Conference 🏥🌾

ESAHEC Executive Director Lisa Widmaier Murphy, M.Ed. represented Eastern Shore AHEC at the 2026 Maryland Rural Health Conference, serving as a panelist in three conference sessions.

Throughout the conference, Lisa joined colleagues from Chesapeake Health Care, Shore Regional Health, Help and Outreach Point of Entry (H.O.P.E.), UMES and UMSOM to share insights on strengthening Maryland's healthcare workforce and expanding access to care in rural communities.

We are proud to see ESAHEC contributing to important conversations that support the health of Maryland's Eastern Shore and beyond.

10/19/2026

High School Health Careers Coordinator, Damaris Bourland, presented the Aging Simulation Program to the nursing students at Queen Anne's County High School on October 7th. The students had an opportunity to learn about the process of aging and to experience what it is like to live with some of the conditions common among older adults. Using simulation tools and attempting routine activities such as reading menus, filling pill boxes, counting change and opening wrappers, students discovered how to navigate these activities with eye conditions, arthritis, neuropathy, and loss of hearing.

10/19/2026

💙 Let's continue to Celebrate National Dental Hygiene Month💙

💙Oral health is overall health!💙

A healthy mouth helps us eat, speak, smile, and feel our best. Oral health is also connected to our overall well-being, making preventive care and health education important at every stage of life.

This National Dental Hygiene Month, we're highlighting the value of accessible, practical health education that empowers people to make informed decisions about their health.
Because a healthier community starts with knowledge.

10/14/2026

🦷 October is National Dental Hygiene Month!

A healthy smile starts with education, prevention, and everyday habits that make a difference. This month, we're celebrating the importance of oral health and the role education plays in helping individuals, families, and communities build healthier futures.

At ESAHEC, we're proud to support health education and share knowledge that helps our communities thrive.

Let's make oral health a priority this October and beyond!