Program Title
Community Health Worker
TOPs Code
Community Health Care Worker (126100)
Projected Start Date
01/28/19
Program Description
The CHW Program trains and certifies students to work in the fields of public health, health care and social services. Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide a wide range of services, including health outreach and education, client-centered counseling and case management, and client and community-based advocacy. They work to reduce unequal rates of illness and death between different communities and to promote health equity or justice, prioritizing communities with the greatest health risks.
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify basic health needs and evaluate health and human service resources within the community.
2. Demonstrate CHW professional skills and job readiness in the core competencies identified by the Community Health Care Worker Core Consensus Project (C3) and the needs of the local community.
Enrollment Completer Projections
30 students earning certificate annually once certificate program is established and all classes offered.