CHW Academy Pathway E

College Health Professions CHW

College students 18 or older on a pre-health or health professions path, including HPAC alumni and students in public health, nursing, social work and allied health.

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Every pathway shares the same core. Graduates who meet Ohio's requirements apply for the Ohio CHW certificate. How the certificate works.

Schedules

Two semesters, or one summer and a fall

Option	Term 1	Term 2
Two semesters	CHW 101, CHW 102, CHW 103 modules 1 to 7; CPR lab; 40 clinical hours	CHW 103 modules 8 to 14, CHW 104; vital signs and home visit labs; 90 clinical hours
Summer intensive	10 weeks of classroom and labs (about 12 hours a week)	130 clinical hours over the following fall

Credit

A partner college can offer the core as a credit sequence or recognize it for credit. The program stays Citizenship Health's program, with the college as a cooperative partner under a written agreement.

Practicum sites

Campus health and counseling outreach, community clinics, Strengthening Our Students, HPAC sites (as near-peer mentors to high school students), faith health ministries, and partner hospitals' community programs.

The pre-health portfolio

Health professions applications ask for real experience with people and communities. Graduates leave with a signed contact-hours summary, three reflections on the social and political determinants, a project summary, a supervisor letter, and their credentials.

Modules in order

What you study, start to finish

Lesson pages open in the learning portal.

Module	Course	Title	Hours
ORIENT.1	ORIENT	Welcome to the CHW Academy	orientation
ORIENT.E	ORIENT	CHW Work as a Path to the Health Professions	orientation
190.1	CHW 190	Practicum Orientation	orientation
101.1	CHW 101	Who We Are: The Community Health Worker	4 class
101.2	CHW 101	Ethics, Boundaries and Confidentiality	4 class
101.3	CHW 101	Upstream: The Social Determinants of Health	4 class
101.4	CHW 101	The Political Determinants of Health	4 class
101.5	CHW 101	Assets and Community Assessment	4 class
101.6	CHW 101	Citizenship Health in Action: The IDEAS Cycle	4 class
102.1	CHW 102	Cultural Humility and Bias	4 class
102.2	CHW 102	Listening, Interviewing and Motivational Interviewing	4 class
102.3	CHW 102	Writing and Calling: Communicating with Providers	3 class
102.4	CHW 102	Teaching Groups and Facilitating Support Groups	3 class
102.5	CHW 102	Navigating Resources and Benefits	4 class
102.6	CHW 102	Safety in Families: Abuse, Neglect and Crisis	4 class
102.7	CHW 102	Advocacy and the Interdisciplinary Team	2 class
103.1	CHW 103	Body Basics: Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terms	6 class
103.2	CHW 103	Vital Signs and Changes in Health Status	2 class + 4 lab
103.3	CHW 103	CPR and First Aid Skills	6 lab
103.4	CHW 103	Hypertension, Heart Disease and Stroke	3 class
103.5	CHW 103	Diabetes, Kidneys, Cancer Screening, Lungs and Asthma	4 class
103.6	CHW 103	Healthy Living I: Healthy Eating and Food Access	3 class
103.7	CHW 103	Healthy Living II: Physical Activity, Sleep and Stress	3 class
103.8	CHW 103	Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs; Oral Health	3 class
103.9	CHW 103	Childbearing Years and Pregnancy	4 class
103.10	CHW 103	Newborns, Infants and Young Children	4 class
103.11	CHW 103	Adolescents	3 class
103.12	CHW 103	Adults and Seniors	3 class
103.13	CHW 103	Special Needs Populations	2 class
103.14	CHW 103	Safety and Injury Prevention Across the Lifespan	2 class
104.1	CHW 104	Care Coordination and Case Management	5 class
104.2	CHW 104	Documentation, Supervisor Review and Release of Info	3 class
104.3	CHW 104	Home Visits: Safety, Boundaries and Conflict	4 class + 2 lab
104.4	CHW 104	Office and Digital Skills	3 class
104.5	CHW 104	Self-Care and Sustaining the Work	2 class
104.6	CHW 104	Professionalism, Practicum and Career Pathways	3 class

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