Community Health Workers Certificate Program

CHWs Promote Community Wellness


Course Objective:

Deliver training that supports CHW function in 10 recognized roles and scopes of practice, and in alignment with nationally recognized C3 Core Competencies and skills as outlined by the CDC, APHA, NACHW, AL Coalition for Community Health Workers. Participants will also be given basic training in Chronic Disease Prevention Advocacy and Mental Health First-Aid to facilitate integration in both clinical and community based environments. 

General Training Schedule:

Theoretical - Tues, Wed, Thurs - 3 hours each
CHW Practice Placement - Fri or Sat - 4 Hrs

Total Course Contact Hours: 156

Program Cost:  $2500

Training Schedule: 

 Week Date # of Hours Course Deliverable
Week 1 01/14/2025 Role of CHW
  01/15/2025 3 Evolution of CHW Work in USA
  01/16/2024 3 Intro to Health Promotion for Chronic Disease (Online Only)
  01/17/2025 or 01/18/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 2  01/21/2025 3 Intro to Public Health (Online Only)
  01/22/2025 3 Population Equity and Health Inequalities 
  01/23/2025 3 Diabetes Management for the Community
  01/24/2025 or 01/25/2025 4 Site placement @ clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 3  01/28/2025 3 Health Policy & Health Care in the US
  01/29/2025 3 Cultural Humility and Community Communication (Online Only)
  01/30/2025 3 Cancer Education and Advocacy for Community
  01/31/2025 or 02/01/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 4  02/04/2025 3 Guiding Principles of CHW Practice in Community & Clinical Settings
  02/05/2024 3 Client Communications & Interview Techniques
  02/06/2025 3 Heart Disease Prevention & Care
      Assessment period 1
  02/07/2025 or 02/08/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 5  02/11/2025 3 Promoting Healthy Behavior Change (Online Only)
  02/12/2025 CHW Roles in Care Management and Case Coordination
  02/13/2025 3 Role of Vaccination & Infectious Disease Prevention
  02/14/2025 or 02/15/2025 4 Site Placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 6 02/18/2025 3 Safety Security & Confidentiality (Online Only)
  02/19/2025 3 Home Care and Home Visits
  02/20/2025 3 (Promoting Health for Special Interest Populations (Disabled; Re-Entry; Immigrant)
  02/21/2025 or 02/22/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 7  02/25/2025 3 Conflict Resolution (Online Only)
  02/26/2025 3 Stress Management and Self Care
  02/27/2025 3 Substance Abuse Prevention & Care
      No Placement - Mid Term break for Mardi Gras
       
Week 8  03/05/2025 3 Introduction to ACES
  03/06/2025 3 Trauma Informed Care Practices
      Assessment period 2
  03/08/2025 8 Mental Health First Aid for Adults
       
Week 9  03/11/2025 3 Group Facilitation
  03/12/2025 3 Community Diagnosis (Online Only)
  03/13/2025 3 Caring for Community - An Environmental Health Approach
  03/14/2025 or 03/15/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 10  03/18/2025 3 Community Assessment Tools (Online Only)
  03/19/2025 3 Community Advocacy
  03/202/2025 Sexual & Reproductive Health Management
  03/21/2025 or 03/22/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities 
       
Week 11  03/25/2025 3 Community Health Outreach Creation (Online Only)
  03/26/2025 3 Creating Community Health Training Opportunities
  03/27/2025 3 Introduction to Health Communication & Digital Story Telling
  03/28/2025 or 03/29/2025 4 Site placement @ Clinic or under CHW Supervised Activities
       
Week 12  04/01/2025 3 Social Determinants of Health Revisited + Planning for Final Assignment
  04/02/2025 3 Planning for Final Assignment
  04/03/2025 3 Final Assessment Period 3
  04/03/2025 or 04/04/2025 4 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER ASSESSMENT EVENT IN OBSERVANCE OF MINORITY HEALTH WEEK / PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK
  04/10/2025   Distribution of Certificates