Community Health Worker I Job Skills

Community Health Worker I Job Skills Certificate

Community Health Workers (CHW's) are members of the community who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care systems. CHW's usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and life experiences with the community members they serve. CHW's go by many titles, such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, promotoras, outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. Positions include but are not limited to interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, help people get the care they need, give informal counseling, guidance on health behaviors and advocate for individual and community health needs. The Community Health Worker Certificate is a one semester 10-12 credits Job Skills Certificate. To achieve the Job Skills Certificate: Upon completion of the following courses with at least a ‘C or P’ grade in each course, the student will be awarded a Job Skills Certificate.

Program Learning Outcomes

• 1. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to apply the code of ethics required within the health education field.

• 2. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to implement health education plans to promote healthy behaviors, address health risks, and reduce harm.

• 3. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to facilitate access to resources and increase the clients’ ability to navigate the health care system to benefit clients.

Program Requirements