Community Health Workers (CHW)
A community health worker is a trusted member that has a close understanding of the ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of the community served. (www.dshs.tx.gov).
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Community health workers provide social support, participate in clinical research, provide community health and information, and patient navigation and follow up.
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Southwest Border AHEC is a Community Health Worker training site. Call our office for certification requirements or click here and someone will contact you within 48 hrs.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) CERTIFICATION TRAINING
A community health worker is a trusted member that has a close understanding of the ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of the community served.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
INSTRUCTORS
Brenda Hoffman, MA, LPC, CHW-I
Mayra A. Gonzalez, B.S., CHW-I
Rosy De Los Santos, CHW-I
This course is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services through the South Coastal AHEC, CHW Training Site #47 (TDSHS CHW to provide Community Health Worker/Promotora training)