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Free CHW Online Training Program

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Training: Building Capacity for Addressing Maternal Depression

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Safety First Disarming in Tense situations - A guide for Health Workers

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Asthma Education for the Community Health Worker

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Recent CHW News

Michigan city offers Wichita a road map for providing coordinated mental health care - Wichita Eagle
Source: Community Health Workers Published on 2023-03-26
Better Off Podcast: Is working from home unhealthy? - HSPH News
Source: Community Health Workers Published on 2023-03-26
TCHP Referral and Mapping Event - Huron Daily Tribune
Source: Community Health Workers Published on 2023-03-25
'Understaffed and Undervalued' - $25 / hour minimum wage proposed for California health workers - CBS San Francisco
Source: Community Health Workers Published on 2023-03-25
Joint statement on regional healthcare facilities' masking ... - Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Source: Community Health Workers Published on 2023-03-24

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SCCHWA Credentialed CHW Certification Classes

The South Carolina Community Health Worker Association and the Credentialing Council provide Certification classes for Community Health Workers and Promotores through the following organizations. Please click the icons below to access dates and registration for the classes.

Research Information

Understanding Scope and Competencies: A Contemporary Look at the United States Community Health Worker Field
http://files.ctctcdn.com/a907c850501/1c1289f0-88cc-49c3-a238-66def942c147.pdf?ver=1462294723000

Community Health Worker Toolkit
CDC’s comprehensive collection of CHW literature, toolkits, and resources.
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/chw-toolkit.htm

Community Health Workers: Roles and Opportunities in Health Care Delivery System Reform
This report reviews health services research findings on CHW utilization relevant to U.S. policymakers and considers the key challenges facing CHWs.
https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/168956/CHWPolicy.pdf

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