Community Health Alignment

Fall Core Competency Training
2022-08-30 09:00 - 2022-10-27 16:00 (America/New_York)
This training will be in-person on Tuesdays and Thursdays held at 120 Research Dr. Columbia, SC 29203.
This training curriculum is rooted in participatory learning techniques and adult learning principles. Training is 161 hours in duration over approximately 6 weeks. Broken down into 3 weeks of facilitated learning, a 2 week break for practicum completion, and 3 more weeks of facilitated learning.
Learners will be equipped with the foundational knowledge necessary to begin work as a Community Health Worker. Participants who complete all phases of training are eligible to sit for the SC CHW Certification Exam administered by the SC CHW Association. For more information, please visit our CHW Core Competency FAQ page.
If you have any further questions regarding this training, please contact CCHA Training Assistant, Mychelle Harris, at mychelle@sc.edu. To register, follow this link.

Health and Racial Equity Training
2022-09-26 14:30 - 2022-10-07 16:30
This 20-hour course is tailored to enhance Community Health Workers to know their role and power as it relates to transforming inequities into equity through interactive, reflective, and peer-to-peer learning. CHW attendees will connect individual racial inequitable experiences to systemic level issues in order to challenge and transform them. Topics covered will foster understanding and preparation to enact how CHWs advance health and racial equity in the workplace, communities, and advance equity within the CHW profession. For additional information please contact Mike Young, MA, CHW at youngmf2@email.sc.edu.
