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 121 | English Composition I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
6 credits
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development (GT-SS3) | 3 |
Certificate Requirements: 24 credits
| CHW 100 | Introduction to Community Health Work | 2 |
| CHW 120 | Community Health Issues | 3 |
| CHW 130 | Community Health Resources | 3 |
| HWE 103 | Community First Aid and CPR | 1 |
| CHW 135 | Basics of Chronic Disease | 1.5 |
| CHW 136 | Psych Impact Chronic Disease | 1 |
| CHW 137 | End-of-Life/Palliative Care | 0.5 |
| CHW 138 | Patient Navigation | 3 |
| HPR 178 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| CHW 297 | Community Health Worker Field Experience | 2 |
COM 126
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| HPR 106 | Law & Ethics for Health Professionals | 2 |