Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Community Health Worker Certificate
CHW-CT
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2021 (595).
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2021 (595), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Dr. Joseph Smiley
Dean, Social/Behavioral Science & Human Services
727-712-5851
Program Summary
The CHW Section of the APHA (American Public Health Association) has adopted the following definition of a community health worker: A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery.
A community health worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.
The Human Services Program is a Single-Source Provider with the Florida Certification Board (FCB). The coursework in this Certificate satisfies the educational requirements for the Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW) examination. There are additional requirements to quality for this examination (i.e., work experience). See the FCB website for details www.flcertificationboard.org
These courses will apply toward the A.S. degree in Social and Human Services.
Florida CIP Code
0451150400 - Community Health Worker (CCC )
Federal CIP Code
51.1504 - Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling.
Job Related Opportunities
• Community Health Worker • Healthy Start Worker • Community Health Advisors • Migrant Workers • Health Workers/Liaisons • Promotores de Salud
Graduation Rules
Grade of "C" or higher is required in all courses.
MAJOR CORE COURSES
Grade of "C" or higher is required in all courses.
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