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Community Health Worker (CHW Core)

Training Program

Credential(s) Offered

IHE Certificate of Completion, Employment

Method of Delivery

Online, e-learning, or distance learning

When offered

Other

Instructional Program (CIP)

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling. 511504

Description

This course is designed to provide core competencies for Community Health Worker’s (CHWs). It includes key concepts of public health, outreach, advocacy, community and individual assessment, social determinants of health, health education, navigating insurance, stages of behavior change, service coordination and more. The 13-week core course consists of 48 hours of a blend of live online and asynchronous training.


CHW courses are offered in a hybrid online web-based classroom.  The class will meet in live online classroom three times during the thirteen weeks; evenings, 6pm-9pm—on the first night of class, with the remaining 2 sessions announced during the first class.  Weeks 2-6, 8-12, students will be working asynchronous (self-paced) and will also be required to choose from 20+ available asynchronous Health Specific Modules and must complete five by end of class. 


Community health workers are a vital component of the state and national public health and health care workforce. "Community Health Worker" is an umbrella term for a number of different job titles, including community health advocates, outreach educators, peer leaders, promotores de salud, doulas, and patient navigators. For many decades, CHWs have made significant contributions to community-based health promotion, disease prevention and maternal child health support. They have also improved the rate of health insurance coverage for underserved communities and individuals. CHWs improve access to and increase utilization of primary health care, reduce costs of care, improve quality of care, and reduce health disparities.


For more information about this training curriculum, contact the Department of Community and Public Health at Idaho State University, dcph@isu.edu or call (208) 282-2729.

Details

Program Length (Weeks)

12

Hours

48

Entrance Requirements

None

School

Idaho State University - Workforce Training

WIOA Approved Program

Yes

Training Location(s)

921 S 8th Ave, Pocatello, Idaho

Local WIB

40 - REG-1 WIB 1-5

Name of Credential

Certificate of Completion

Type of financial aid offered or have access to

Other funding currently available to qualified students through Idaho Launch. 

Refund Policy

If a class is cancelled by ISU, a full refund will be issued. If a class is cancelled by a student, it must be done two days prior to the class start date in order to receive a full refund less a $15 processing fee. If a two-day notice is not given, no refund will be issued.

Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?

No

Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?

No

Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?

No

Cost Items

Registration Fee

$650.00

Total In-State Program Cost

$650.00

Demand Occupation(s)

21-1094.00Community Health Workers
$0.00 per hour
21-1091.00Health Education Specialists
$0.00 per hour

Provider Status

Approved

Address

921 S 8th Ave, Pocatello, Idaho 83201

Phone Number

(208) 282-3372

Fax Number

(208) 282-2162

Web Address

https://cetrain.isu.edu/enrollment/course/community-health-worker/

Last Updated

Dec 06, 2022

Created

Nov 30, 2022

Renewal

Dec 06, 2023

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