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Community Health Worker Training and
Certification Program
The Harris County Hospital District's Community Outreach Services
department is an authorized Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program for
participants who want to become a certified community health worker or
maintain their status through continuing education.
What is a Community
Health Worker (CHW)?
A Community Health Worker is a healthcare leader.
They provide needed services such as:
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Culturally appropriate health
education
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Overcoming barriers, such as
language
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Navigating healthcare systems
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Speaking up effectively about
problems, such as medical bills
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Seeking available assistance
resources
The free 160-hour program prepares participants to become certified with
skills to work in a variety of community settings. There is also the
option to become certified based on previous work or volunteer
experience. To learn more about CHW certification, visit the Texas
Department of State Health Services website:
www.dshs.state.tx.us/chpr/chw.
Certified community health workers must complete 20 hours of continuing
education acceptable to DSHS during each two-year renewal period. A
maximum of 10 hours may come from training programs not certified by DSHS.
As a DSHS-certified training program, we provide certified continuing
education classes; see below for a listing of our upcoming classes.
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To register, call Community Outreach
Service at 713-634-1242 or e-mail
CHW@hchd.tmc.edu |
Continuing Education
Calendar 2010
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Series |
Topic |
Dates |
Time/Language |
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1 |
Access to Healthcare Resources:
Local, State, and Federal- 3 CEUs |
1/8/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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1/21/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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2 |
Project Planning -1.5 CEUs
Project Time Management -1.5 CEUs |
2/5/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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2/18/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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3 |
Cancer: General Overview & Breast, Colon, & Prostate Cancer -3 CEUs |
3/5/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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3/18/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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4th Annual CHW Conference |
4/9/10 (F) |
TBD |
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4 |
Overview of Cardiovascular Health -2 CEUs
Overview of Diabetes -1 CEU |
5/7/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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5/20/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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5 |
Adolescent Health Overview -1 CEU
Talking to Teens about Health & Sexuality -2 CEUs |
6/4/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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6/17/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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6 |
Understanding Poverty -1 CEU
Role of the CHW -1 CEU
Achieving Health Equity -1 CEU |
7/9/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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7/22/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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7 |
Locating Reliable Resources on the Internet -1 CEU
Self-Advocacy – Advocate for your health -2 CEUs |
8/6/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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8/19/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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8 |
Anger/Stress Management -1 CEU
Conflict Resolution -2 CEUs |
9/3/10 (F) |
9:00am - English |
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9/16/10 (Th) |
9:00am - English
1:00pm - Spanish |
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9 |
Teaching & Communication Workshop –
# of CEUs TBD |
10/15/10 (F) |
9:00am |
Please note:
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Classes are subject
to change
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Classes are free,
but require registration by phone or email
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Classes begin
promptly; must be on time for full credit hours
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Each series is
offered at 2 locations on different dates; locations to be
determined
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If you would like
to be included in our mailing list, please send your complete
contact information to
CHW@hchd.tmc.edu
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Monthly
postcards (electronic and traditional mail) include class
location and any other updated information
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