Community Health Worker
Accelerated Job Training,
Professional Development
Offered through Accelerated Job Training
@ William J. Harrison Education Center
Community health workers are trusted members of the community they serve who assist individuals and communities in their adoption of healthy behaviors. Community Health Workers may conduct outreach for community or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health.
Program Coordinator
Phone
314-539-5900
Apply online for Community Health Worker training
Additionally, community health workers may also provide: information on available resources, social support and informal counseling, advocate for individuals and community health needs, services such as first aid and blood pressure screening and collect data to help identify community health needs.
This 12-week, non-credit program combines 108 hybrid classroom hours with 60 service learning hours. The classroom instruction covers topics such as the role of community health workers, public health, chronic disease management, mental health, health outreach, community organizing and advocacy, client-centered counseling, conducting client interviews, care management and home visits. The service learning experience provides individuals with the opportunity to learn and participate in resource gathering, networking and outreach, and job shadowing.
Who Should Attend This Program?
Any community-oriented individual, at least 18 years of age, interested in helping others navigate local healthcare systems and learn advocacy strategies.
Cost of Program
All instructional materials for this program are entirely grant funded.
Schedule
The classroom instruction is held at the William J. Harrison Education Center. Students must be available during daytime hours on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings for the classroom instruction and at other times as needed to complete service learning hours.
Program Calendar
These are the anticipated start dates for this training:
| Start Date | End Date | Enrollment Deadline |
| January 8, 2019 | March 28, 2019 |
December 14, 2018 |
| April 9, 2019 | June 27, 2019 |
March 8, 2019 |
Get Started Now
Download CHW Fact Sheet (pdf).
Complete an online application.
Community Health Experience
Some degree and certificate programs offered by the College require students to obtain community health service learning experience as part of their course work. Hospitals and health facilities may mandate that a criminal background check and/or drug screening check be conducted prior to placement in a clinical setting and as part of an employer’s screening process. Students not passing these checks may be prohibited from participating in the community health service learning experience thus rendering the student ineligible to satisfactorily meet the course/program requirements, and/or ineligible for hire.
Contact Us
Call the Healthcare Workforce Training Hotline at 314-539-5900 to hear announcements about program information. If you would like to talk with a program representative about the details of a program, please apply now.