GRIN is a culturally competent professional development course designed to prepare CHWs to better support low-income guardians of Black children and adolescents.
GRIN: Guardians Receiving Information through Navigators
GRIN is designed to prepare CHWs to provide oral health outreach to guardians of Black children and adolescents.
This course supplies CHWs with an increased ability to aid these guardians in navigating the oral healthcare system and improve the overall oral health of their child(ren).
Included in this course:
- Informative videos.
- Interactive course materials.
- Quizzes to test your knowledge.
- Printable materials to re-use in your communities.
- Practice scenarios to apply knowledge in real world situations.
- Tips & advice from CHWs with years of experience.
All course materials included with GRIN are in English and were reviewed by a team of CHWs. These CHW experts have decades of combined experience working with pediatric oral healthcare professionals, guardians responsible for children (ages 0 -18) in Black communities, and populations across the US.
We encourage all CHWs and potential students alike to review the course curriculum, which is available below. We also suggest that all potential GRIN students review the different purchasing options.
Example Curriculum
- Topic 2.1 Tooth decay (5:28)
- Topic 2.2 Impacts on children and families (2:59)
- Topic 2.3 Infant and toddler at-home oral health (5:58)
- Topic 2.4 School-aged children at-home oral health (5:09)
- Topic 2.5 Simulation instructions
- Topic 2.6 Tooth decay impact on children
- Topic 2.7 Quiz
- Topic 2.8 Lesson 2 resources
- Topic 3.1 Adolescent oral health issues (5:52)
- Topic 3.2 Adolescent oral health risk factors (5:32)
- Topic 3.3 Adolescent oral health risk factors (substance use) (4:39)
- Topic 3.4 Orthodontics, oral guards, and dental emergencies (7:25)
- Topic 3.5 Simulation instructions
- Topic 3.6 Tooth decay impact on adolescents
- Topic 3.7 Quiz
- Topic 3.8 Lesson 3 resources
- Topic 4.1 Types of oral health resources (2:34)
- Topic 4.2 Identifying resources and building partnerships for oral health (4:29)
- Topic 4.3 Understanding dental health insurance and payment options (4:11)
- Topic 4.4 Advocacy and patient rights in dental health (3:44)
- Topic 4.5 Simulation instructions
- Topic 4.6 Health/dental care system navigation
- Topic 4.7 Quiz
- Topic 4.8 Lesson 4 resources
- Topic 5.1 Emphasizing preventive oral health care (5:36)
- Topic 5.2 Preparing for dental visits (7:07)
- Topic 5.3 Adherence to dental appointments and transition to adult dentistry (4:54)
- Topic 5.4 Simulation instructions
- Topic 5.5 Preventive oral healthcare visits
- Topic 5.6 Quiz
- Topic 5.7 Lesson 5 resources
- Topic 7.1 Oral health risk assessments (3:33)
- Topic 7.2 Tailoring outreach for oral health (7:37)
- Topic 7.3 Integrating oral health education and outreach into broader health initiatives (3:23)
- Topic 7.4 Simulation instructions
- Topic 7.5 Outreach and integration strategies
- Topic 7.6 Quiz
- Topic 7.7 Lesson 7 resources
