Training and Certification Standards in the SE CHW Network
Select a state below to learn more about their training and certification standards including training site offerings, eligibility, specialization tracks, examination, recertification, and more. Navigate to each state’s CHW association or credentialing council for more information specific to that state.
References
Arkansas Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Approved programs. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.archwa.org/training-programs
Arkansas Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Certification commission. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.archwa.org/committee
Arkansas Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Core competencies. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.archwa.org/core-competencies
Arkansas Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Experiential track. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.archwa.org/experiential-track
Arkansas Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Recertification. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.archwa.org/chw-certification-benefits-1
Arkansas Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Traditional track. Retrieved June 22, 2023, from https://www.archwa.org/traditional-track
Community Health Worker certification, 902 KAR § 21:040 (2022). https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/021/040/
Department of Public Health. (n.d.). Office of Community Health Workers. Cabinet for Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dpqi/cdpb/Pages/chwp.aspx
Florida Certification Board. (n.d.). Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW). Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://flcertificationboard.org/certifications/certified-community-health-worker/
Florida Certification Board. (n.d.). Certification guidelines: Credential standards and requirement table. Retrieved June 21, 2023 from https://flcertificationboard.org/wp-content/uploads/CCHW-Standards-and-Requirements-Tables-January-2020.pdf
Florida Certification Board. (n.d.). Education & training. Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://flcertificationboard.org/education-training/
Florida Certification Board. (n.d.). Find FCB approved providers. Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://flcertificationboard.org/education-training/providers/
Georgia Department of Public Health. (2022, December 19). Community health workers. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://dph.georgia.gov/chronic-disease-prevention/community-health-workers
Georgia Watch. (n.d.). Integrating community health workers in Georgia. Retrieved June 21, 2023 from https://www.georgiawatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CHW-Fact-Sheet_Final.pdf?_gl=1*xzl01u*_ga*OTUwNTE5OTc4LjE2ODczNjE5Nzc.*_ga_9KQNWLYTQJ*MTY4NzM2MTk3Ny4xLjAuMTY4NzM2MTk3Ny42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.110275587.724119220.1687361977-950519978.1687361977
Kentucky Association of Community Health Workers. (n.d.). Certification. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from http://kyachw.org/certification
Mason, T. H., Rush, C. H., Sugarman, M. K. (2021). Statewide training approaches for community health workers. The National Association of Community Health Workers. https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/alphtn/assets/081122resources.pdf
Mississippi State Department of Health. (n.d.). Become a community health worker. Retrieved June 28, 2023, from https://msdh.ms.gov/page/19,25574,123.html
National Academy for State Health Policy. (2023, May 4). Six states selected for NASHP’s Community Health Worker (CHW) state policy development technical assistance opportunity. https://nashp.org/six-states-selected-for-nashps-community-health-worker-chw-state-policy-development-technical-assistance-opportunity/
North Carolina Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). CHW certification. Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://ncchwa.org/en/certification
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Community health workers in North Carolina: Creating an infrastructure for sustainability. https://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhhs-cwh-report-web-7-18-18/download
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). About the NC Community Health Worker Initiative. Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/office-rural-health/community-health-workers/about-nc-community-health-worker-initiative
Office of Community Health Workers. (2023). Community health worker certification manual. Department of Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved June 21, 2023 from https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dpqi/cdpb/CHW%20Program/CHWManual.pdf
South Carolina Community Health Worker Association. (n.d.). Revised South Carolina community health worker certification process. Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://scchwa.org/credentialing-info/
Sugarman, M., Ezouah, P., Wennerstrom, A. (2020). The Louisiana community health worker workforce study committee report. Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/chve/docs/Updated%20CHW%20Workforce%20Study%20Report%20-%20May%202020.pdf
Troy University. (n.d). Community health worker certification program. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://www.troy.edu/_assets/continuing-education/_documents/community-health-upskilling-flyer.pdf
Troy University. (n.d.). Community Health Worker Training Program. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://www.troy.edu/academics/continuing-education/professional-development-offerings/community-healthcare-worker-training-program.html
Troy University. (n.d). Continuing education for community health workers. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://www.troy.edu/_assets/continuing-education/_documents/community-health-upskilling-flyer.pdf
Vanderbilt School of Nursing. (n.d.). Community Health Worker Training Program of Tennessee. Retrieved June 20, 2023, from https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/projects/chwtpt/index.php
Vanderbilt School of Nursing. (n.d.). Partner sites. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/projects/chwtpt/partners.php
Virginia Certification Board. (n.d.). Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW). Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://www.vacertboard.org/cchw
Virginia Certification Board. (2017). Certified community health worker content outline. https://www.vacertboard.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/VA%20CHW%20Content%20Outline%20FINAL.pdf
Virginia Certification Board. (2020). Community health worker training approval application. https://www.vacertboard.org/sites/default/files/VCB_CHWTrainingApprovalApplication1.pdf
The Wellness Coalition. (n.d.). Community health worker training. Retrieved June 21, 2023, from https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/community/
CCHA used a combination of publicly available information and direct communication with CHWs and CHW leadership in state organizations and CHW associations across the southeast region. If you have an update, please email Rich Strater at rstrater@email.sc.edu.