Program Outcomes
Certificate of Achievement
Description
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate of Achievement equips students with essential skills for working in public health, healthcare, and social services. Graduates will be prepared to improve the quality of life in communities by identifying social determinants of health (SDOH) and addressing health disparities. CHWs play crucial roles as navigators, educators, and informal counselors, connecting community members, particularly in hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations, with clinical and social services. They often serve as liaisons between clinicians and patients, providing informal counseling, case management, health education, and health care system navigation.
The program is suitable for both entry-level individuals and those seeking to gain additional competencies in various fields. Graduates can find employment in diverse settings such as healthcare clinics, mental health facilities, substance abuse programs, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations.
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Certificate of Completion (non-credit)
Description
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate of Completion can be completed in approximately 415 hours. Students can choose between three of the experiential specialties as their capstone course in either aging or co-occurring disorders.
Skills are related to public health, healthcare, and social services. CHWs provide services including health education, navigation through healthcare systems and services, health outreach, community health data collection, and health promotion. Graduates will be able to help improve quality of life for clients by identifying the social determinants of health (SDOH) and disparities in communities, increasing access to health care services, promoting health screening, and providing public health education on available health services and recommendations. The certificate is for both entry-level individuals and for providing additional competencies to those employed in various fields. Graduates can work in various settings including healthcare clinics, mental health facilities, substance abuse programs, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations.
