2015-2016 Catalog

Community Health Worker Certificate

The goal of the Community Health Worker Certificate Program is to prepare and train individuals for positions in community-oriented health and social services agencies and programs, provide health education, information and referrals, and client advocacy in both clinic and community settings. The program emphasizes health education and promotion as well as specific competencies for work in underserved and/or linguistically isolated communities.

The program is a combination of lecture and practical exercises in a simulation laboratory and actual community and clinical settings. Upon successful completion of this program, students will receive a certificate of completion as a Community Health Worker.

Certificate Requirements: 33 credits

General Education: 9 credits

English

3 credits

ENG 121English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 credits

PSY 101General Psychology I (GT-SS3)

3

PSY 235Human Growth and Development (GT-SS3)

3

Certificate Requirements: 24 credits

CHW 100Introduction to Community Health Work

2

CHW 120Community Health Issues

3

CHW 130Community Health Resources

3

HWE 103Community First Aid and CPR

1

CHW 135Basics of Chronic Disease

1.5

CHW 136Psych Impact Chronic Disease

1

CHW 137End-of-Life/Palliative Care

0.5

CHW 138Patient Navigation

3

HPR 178Medical Terminology

2

CHW 297Community Health Worker Field Experience

2

COM 126

HPR 106Law & Ethics for Health Professionals

2