How to Help Clients Living with Communicable Diseases: A Guide for Peers and Community Health Workers

The purpose of this training is to help peers and CHW’s understand their role in effectively supporting their clients living with communicable diseases.  This training will inform peers and CHW’s about high-risk health conditions associated with substance use disorders, special considerations when working with clients who have been diagnosed with a communicable disease, and their role in supporting these clients.  In addition, this training will equip peer specialists with appropriate resources to which they can refer their clients when additional support is warranted.