Community Health Worker Certificate of Achievement
After completing the program, you will be able to identify basic health needs and evaluate health and human service resources within the community, as well as demonstrate CHW professional skills and job readiness.
CHW Core Course Requirements (16 Units)
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After completing the program, you will be able to identify basic health needs and evaluate health and human service resources within the community, as well as demonstrate CHW professional skills and job readiness.
CHW Core Course Requirements (16 Units)
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See Health Science (HS) course descriptions
HS10, Personal Health, 3 units
HS130, Intro to Community Health Work, 4 units
HS131, Community Health Worker Skills, 4 units
HS99, Health Science Internships/Work Experience, OR HSERV55A, Practicum, 2 units
Possible Electives (Any of the following for a total of 3 Units), Any Health Science or Human Service Course or NUTR20 or NUTR22.
HS12, Stress Management, 3 units
HS15, Human Sexuality, 3 units
HSERV 50, Intro to Human Services,3 units
HSERV 52, Intro to Case Management, 3 units
HSERV161, Alcohol & Other Drugs Treatment Recovery, 3 units
HSERV162, Alcohol & Other Drugs Physiology Pharmacology, 3 units
HSERV163, Prevention of Alcohol & Other Drugs, 1 unit
NUTR20, Nutrition, 3 units
NUTR22, Nutritional Health, 2 units
Non-credit Certificate of Completion
Cabrillo College Health Sciences is excited to announce the opportunity for community members to achieve the CHW Certificate of Completion as tuition-free courses to advance career and life skills.
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Cabrillo College Health Sciences is excited to announce the opportunity for community members to achieve the CHW Certificate of Completion as tuition-free courses to advance career and life skills.
Learn more about the certificate
The courses required are:
HS430, Introduction to Community Health Work
HS431, Community Health Worker Skills
Interested?
Please fill out this simple application and add HS430 as the class you want to register for.
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