Community Health Worker Certificate
Create a world of healthy opportunities for your community
Program facts 
- Credit hours: 16
- Stackable to degree: No
- Potential job outcomes:
Community health worker, health advocate, patient navigator,
Promotores de Salud
Prepare for a career as a community health worker with this 16-credit-hour certificate
program.
Take classes in community health, helping skills in human services, medical terminology, multiculturalism
in the helping professions and more.
This program will prepare you for a career as a community health worker, health advocate, or patient navigator at a community-based organization.
Certificate program requirements
This 16 credit-hour certificate program provides entry-level education and field experience for students wishing to obtain a position as a Community Health Worker. This program prepares students for community health positions such as community health advocates, lay health educators, community health representatives, patient navigators, and Promotores de Salud. Beginning with the fall semester of every school year and studying on a part-time basis, it is estimated to take three semesters to complete including a summer session.
F = Fall only course S = Spring only course U = Summer only course
FIRST SEMESTER:
A grade of C or better is required in all courses.
Number | Course Title | Credits |
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CHW 101 | Introduction to Community Health Work F | 3 |
Description: This course is only offered in the fall term. Class Schedule: Fall 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
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HED 200 | Health | 3 |
Description: Provides an in-depth look at the physical, psychological, emotional, social, spiritual and environmental factors which contribute to the overall quality of a person’s life. An investigation of how our lifestyle compares with other people in the world and the role and impact of the World Health Organization is emphasized. Mental health, nutrition, fitness, communicable and non-communicable diseases, killer diseases, drugs, human sexuality, family living (marriage, divorce, parenting), middle and old age issues and death and dying are some of the topics covered. Physical and psychological assessments are included in this class. Class Schedule: Fall 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
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KIN 202 | Standard First Aid and Cpr1 | 3 |
Description: Provides a comprehensive first aid course which is taught under the guidelines of the American Heart Association (AHA). This course includes the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) component, which covers adult, child and infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED). This course is designed to prepare students to respond to emergency situations with confidence in their ability to perform the necessary skills. Two certificates are issued (Basic Life Support (BLS) and Heartsaver FirstAid) after successful completion of the skills and written tests. Class Schedule: Fall 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
SECOND SEMESTER:
A grade of C or better is required in all courses.
Number | Course Title | Credits |
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LNG 225 | Language and Health | 3 |
Description: Provides a comprehensive introduction into the study and application of concepts and theories from Healthcare, Linguistics and Communication. Focuses on practical applications of effective communication strategies across diverse patient populations by dissecting and discussing case studies from different healthcare departments, and by analyzing actual provider-patient interactions to understand how specific language choices contribute to constructing meaning in health communication. Class Schedule: Fall 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
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HED 206 | Health and the Public S | 3 |
Description: This course is only offered in the spring term. Class Schedule: Fall 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
THIRD SEMESTER:
A grade of C or better is required in all courses.
Number | Course Title | Credits |
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CHW 210 | Community Health Worker Practicum U | 1 |
Description: This course is only offered in the summer term. Prerequisite: CHW 101, HED 200, HED 206, LNG 225,and KIN 202 with grades of C or better, or consent of coordinator. Class Schedule: Fall 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 |
1 - Students who already hold a valid First Aid and CPR certificate through the American Heart Association may substitute one the following classes: HED 201 (all semesters), HED 202 (Spring only), HED 204 (Fall only)
Next steps
For more information about the Community Health Worker Certificate program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also apply online.