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Core coursesViolence interruption specialtyHPAC modules

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ACore Upstream CHWBViolence Interrupter and Credible Messenger CHWCJunior CHW (high school)DWorking CHW BridgeECollege Health Professions CHW
ORIENT

Program orientation

Start here
  1. ORIENT.1Welcome to the CHW Academy
  2. ORIENT.DThe Working CHW Bridge
  3. ORIENT.ECHW Work as a Path to the Health Professions
CHW 101

Foundations: Role, Ethics and the Upstream Lens

24 classroom hours
  1. 101.1Who We Are: The Community Health Worker4 class
  2. 101.2Ethics, Boundaries and Confidentiality4 class
  3. 101.3Upstream: The Social Determinants of Health4 class
  4. 101.4The Political Determinants of Health4 class
  5. 101.5Assets and Community Assessment4 class
  6. 101.6Citizenship Health in Action: The IDEAS Cycle4 class
CHW 102

Communication, Advocacy and Community Resources

24 classroom hours
  1. 102.1Cultural Humility and Bias4 class
  2. 102.2Listening, Interviewing and Motivational Interviewing4 class
  3. 102.3Writing and Calling: Communicating with Providers3 class
  4. 102.4Teaching Groups and Facilitating Support Groups3 class
  5. 102.5Navigating Resources and Benefits4 class
  6. 102.6Safety in Families: Abuse, Neglect and Crisis4 class
  7. 102.7Advocacy and the Interdisciplinary Team2 class
CHW 103

Health Across the Lifespan

42 classroom · 10 lab hours
  1. 103.1Body Basics: Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terms6 class
  2. 103.2Vital Signs and Changes in Health Status2 class + 4 lab
  3. 103.3CPR and First Aid Skills6 lab
  4. 103.4Hypertension, Heart Disease and Stroke3 class
  5. 103.5Diabetes, Kidneys, Cancer Screening, Lungs and Asthma4 class
  6. 103.6Healthy Living I: Healthy Eating and Food Access3 class
  7. 103.7Healthy Living II: Physical Activity, Sleep and Stress3 class
  8. 103.8Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs; Oral Health3 class
  9. 103.9Childbearing Years and Pregnancy4 class
  10. 103.10Newborns, Infants and Young Children4 class
  11. 103.11Adolescents3 class
  12. 103.12Adults and Seniors3 class
  13. 103.13Special Needs Populations2 class
  14. 103.14Safety and Injury Prevention Across the Lifespan2 class
CHW 104

Service Skills, Case Management and Documentation

20 classroom · 2 lab hours
  1. 104.1Care Coordination and Case Management5 class
  2. 104.2Documentation, Supervisor Review and Release of Info3 class
  3. 104.3Home Visits: Safety, Boundaries and Conflict4 class + 2 lab
  4. 104.4Office and Digital Skills3 class
  5. 104.5Self-Care and Sustaining the Work2 class
  6. 104.6Professionalism, Practicum and Career Pathways3 class
CHW 190

Community Practicum

130 clinical hours
  1. 190.1Practicum Orientation
Pathway B

Violence interruption and credible messenger specialty

Six courses, 96 hours. The licensed RDGIP session (the Ten Commandments of Violence Interruption) is taught by RDGIP and is not part of these pages.

VI 201

Violence as a Public Health Problem

16 hours · domains F1, F2Restricted: Pathway B learners
  1. VI201.1Violence Is a Public Health Problem8 class
  2. VI201.2The Cycle of Violence, Risk and Conflict Mapping8 class
VI 202

Detection, Mediation and De-escalation

24 hours · domains F3Restricted: Pathway B learners
  1. VI202.1Detecting Conflict and the Retaliation Window12 class
  2. VI202.2Mediation and De-escalation in the Field12 class
VI 203

Credible Messenger Mentoring and Behavior Change

16 hours · domains F4Restricted: Pathway B learners
  1. VI203.1Credible Messengers and Transformative Mentoring8 class
  2. VI203.2Motivational Interviewing and Behavior Change8 class
VI 204

Trauma, Healing and Worker Wellness

16 hours · domains F5, F6Restricted: Pathway B learners
  1. VI204.1Trauma and Healing-Centered Engagement8 class
  2. VI204.2Worker Wellness and Secondary Trauma8 class
VI 205

Case Management, Systems and Role Clarity

12 hours · domains F7, F8Restricted: Pathway B learners
  1. VI205.1Violence Intervention Case Management6 class
  2. VI205.2Systems and Role Clarity6 class
VI 206

Data, Digital Interruption and Professionalism

12 hours · domains F9, F10, F11Restricted: Pathway B learners
  1. VI206.1Data and Documentation for Violence Interruption6 class
  2. VI206.2Digital Interruption and Professionalism6 class
Pathway C

Junior Community Health Worker modules

HPAC

Junior Community Health Worker modules

Pathway C, through HPAC
  1. HPAC.1HPAC and Your Path to Becoming a CHW
  2. HPAC.2Identify: Finding a Community Health Need
  3. HPAC.3Develop: Research and Plan with the Community
  4. HPAC.4Enact: Teaching Peers and Serving Safely
  5. HPAC.5Assess: Did It Work?
  6. HPAC.6Share: Scholars' Day and Your Next Steps
For instructors

Program documents and forms

Student Handbook

Welcome, pathways, how the online classroom works, labs, practicum, expectations.

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Program Philosophy and Outcomes

Why we train upstream, program and course outcomes, teaching strategies, evaluation methods.

Word

Curriculum Plan and Content Chart

Every module mapped to the Ohio standard curriculum items. PDF also available.

Word PDF

Program Policies

Admission, attendance, grading, re-enrollment, records, grievances.

Word

Core Competency Checklist

The 32 competencies every graduate shows, with RN sign-off on nursing tasks. PDF also available.

Word PDF

Practicum Handbook and Forms

The 130 clinical hours: blocks, hour log, supervisor evaluations, safety plan. PDF also available.

Word PDF

Clinical Site Agreement Template

For partner sites that host practicum students.

Word

Faculty and Instructor Guide

Roles, live session format, grading, competency observation.

Word

Program Evaluation Forms

Student, course, site and employer surveys.

Word

Organization Chart and Faculty List

Program administrator, RN instructor, faculty, advisory committee.

Word

Board Application Checklist

What the Ohio Board of Nursing application requires and what is still open.

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Citizenship Health Institute

The Citizenship Health Institute is the public name of CHANGE (Citizenship Health Advancing and Nurturing Global Education), a nonprofit based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Our Work

  • The Citizenship Health Model
  • Innovation Incubator
  • Portfolio
  • Evaluation services
  • Start an HPAC
  • HPAC
  • Tri-C High Tech Academy
  • CHW Academy

CHW Academy

  • Five pathways
  • Courses and hours
  • The Ohio certificate
  • Program documents
  • Learning portal (learners and faculty)

Partners

  • Strengthening Our Students
  • Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention Program
  • TYWIST
  • Force for Health
© 2026 Gina Z. Weisblat. Citizenship Health™, the Asset-Based Paradigm, the IDEAS process, the CIRCLE model, and related frameworks, measures, and analytic methods are the intellectual property of Gina Z. Weisblat and are used by the Citizenship Health Institute and partner organizations under license. All rights reserved. Proprietary methods are described on this site but not published. The Ten Commandments of Violence Interruption belong to LaRon Douglas Sr. and RDGIP and are taught only under written license. CHW Academy build 2026-10-29