Training Resources
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Preventing Diabetes Complications: From Head to Toe (2023)
This training titled “Preventing Diabetes Complications: From Head to Toe” is designed for community health workers (CHWs) to help them support individuals with diabetes. This program covers common diabetes complications, their causes, and ways CHWs can intervene to prevent or delay these issues. Participants will learn to identify diabetes complications,Read more…
Understanding Diabetes: Free Training for Community Health Workers (2024)
The “Understanding Diabetes” training for community health workers (CHWs) consists of four short, interactive modules designed to enhance their knowledge of diabetes and its management. This free continuing education (CE) program empowers CHWs to help their communities better manage diabetes and access necessary services. Participants will earn one CE creditRead more…
Introduction to interviewing for CHWs (2021)
The “Introduction to Interviewing for CHWs” training focuses on how community health workers (CHWs) gather information about clients’ circumstances to provide effective services. Participants will learn to identify a tool for assessing Social Determinants of Health (SDH), outline tasks to complete before an interview, recognize key skills needed during interviews,Read more…
Introduction to HIPAA for CHWs (2021)
The “Introduction to HIPAA for CHWs” training teaches community health workers (CHWs) about handling sensitive client information. It focuses on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a key law that protects health information privacy. Participants will learn to define HIPAA, identify key components of protected health information, recognizeRead more…
Introduction to Ethics for CHWs (2021)
The “Introduction to Ethics for CHWs” training helps community health workers (CHWs) understand and navigate ethical dilemmas they may face in their roles. The training covers what constitutes an ethical dilemma and provides tools for making informed decisions. Participants will learn about the purpose of a code of ethics, howRead more…
CHW Training: Substance use disorder – English (2024)
Substance Use Disorder, An Epidemic Within a Pandemic” is a training program for Community Health Workers (CHWs) focused on the rise in substance use during infectious disease outbreaks. Participants will learn about substance use disorder, its effects, warning signs, treatment options, and how CHWs can help at-risk individuals. This courseRead more…
CHW Emergency Preparedness and Response Training (2024)
The Community Health Worker-Emergency Preparedness & Response (CHW-EPR) Initiative is a partnership in Texas aimed at training Community Health Workers (CHWs) in emergency preparedness and response. CHWs who complete the training will be added to a roster shared with local officials like health departments and emergency management teams. The initiativeRead more…
CHW Training – Psychological First Aid (2024)
This training program on Psychological First Aid is designed for Community Health Workers (CHWs). Participants will learn to identify signs of stress, use psychological first-aid techniques, and connect people to mental health services during infectious disease outbreaks and traumatic events. The curriculum offers one hour of continuing education credit forRead more…
Opioid Education for CHW 4: Working with the Medical Community (2024)
This fourth course in the “Opioid Education for Community Health Workers” (OECHW 4) provides an overview of the anatomy of the opioid crisis, its effects on individuals and how community health workers, peer support specialists, and other health care professionals can be key players in opioid treatment in various communityRead more…
Opioid Education for CHW 3: The Role of the Peer Support Specialist and How to Integrate This Skill Set in Communities (2024)
This third course in the “Opioid Education for Community Health Workers” (OECHW 3) will focus on the role of the Peer Support Specialist (PSS), the tasks they perform, and how their valuable life experience can best be utilized in the community. There will be stories from several experienced Peer SupportRead more…
Opioid education for CHW 2: Stigma and Stereotyping (2024)
This second course in the “Opioid Education for Community Health Workers” will focus on the stigma and stereotyping that accompanies addiction. There will be examples used to identify stereotyping and stigma, a discussion of how stigma negatively affects others, and tools to reduce stigma and stereotyping.
Opioid Education for CHW 1: Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders (2024)
This first course in the “Opioid Education for Community Health Workers” will cover some of the basics to help us better understand substance use disorders and the mental health disorders that are often prevalent as “co-occurring” along with them. We will also explore, in the context of the current opioidRead more…
Preparing Community Health Workers and Promotores to Prevent and Reduce Falls Among Older Adults (2024)
This course is designed to help community health workers and promotores enhance their ability to reduce falls and minimize injury among older adults. Participants build on their existing knowledge and skills to address risk factors for falling by strengthening their observing, recording, and reporting (ORR) skills and improve how theyRead more…
Oral Health Training Course for Community Health Workers in Africa (2023)
This course aims to train community health workers in promoting oral health, preventing oral diseases, and integrating oral health into broader health initiatives like noncommunicable diseases prevention. It will provide competency-based training aligned with established guidelines and teaching materials for trainers to deliver the modules to community health workers.
TB Contact Investigations (2023)
This is a recently developed online resource for training frontline healthcare providers, community health workers (CHWs) on Contact Investigation for persons with Tuberculosis from the USAID
CARING FOR SICK CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY (2024)
This open-access training is designed to enhance the skills of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in identifying signs of common childhood illnesses, providing care for sick children at home, and making appropriate referrals when necessary. Children aged two months to five years often succumb to treatable or preventable illnesses. The course,Read more…
Supporting Vaccination: A Toolkit for CHWs (2022)
To equip a global audience of CHWs with the knowledge and confidence to educate communities about the importance of vaccination, and to guide people through the vaccination process.
Substance Use and Public Health (2020)
To learn how to use screening tools to assess substance use disorders and identify prevention and treatment protocols to reduce the impact of substance use disorders within a population.
COVID-19 eLearning Module (2021)
An inter-active, self-paced course on COVID-19, which clearly explains the new coronavirus, how COVID-19 is transmitted and how it can be prevented, who is at the highest risk of contracting the disease, what the symptoms of COVID-19 are, how to be tested and interpret the test result, how to dealRead more…
HIV Navigation Services – STEPS to Care (2022)
To develop skills for guiding HIV clients to health care systems, assisting with health insurance and transportation, identifying and reducing barriers to care, and tailoring health education to the client to support their full engagement in care.
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