chw program at houston community college
DESCRIPTION
Community health worker programs within Texas and at Houston Community CollegeTRANSCRIPT
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GREETINGS FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
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DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER IN TEXAS
Started by women working for community improvement- El Paso County Promotora
Migrant Health Acres Home (Houston)
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1999 - Legislation authorized a 15 member committee to spend two years developing*
• curriculum guidelines
• review current CHW programs at that time• certification process
• develop local projects
• seek federal Medicaid waiver for CHW payment
• assess evaluation methods
• establish a nine member CHW advisory committee
*Nichols, D,. et.al. (2005) Texas community health workforce: From state health promotion policy to community level practice. Cdc.gov/pod/issues/2005/nov/05_0059.htm
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CHW Advisory Committee began meeting six times yearly in 2002,
Committee composed of:
- 4 CHWs
-2 public members
-2 professionals who work with CHWs
-1 representative from Higher Education
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COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CERTIFICATION SITES – 2010 (N=27)
Number Type LEARNENVIRONMENT
CHW CERT HOURS
CHW CEU HOURS
CHW INST. ORCEU CERT
3 COMMCOL-LEGE
CLASSROOM & HYBRID
160 5 YES
12 AGENCY CLASS ROOM & E-LEARN
160 5 YES
6 AGENCY CLASS ROOM
0 5 NO
6 4 YR+ COL-LEGE
CLASS ROOM
160 (SOME)
5 (SOME) NO
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DISTRIBUTION OF CHW TRAINING PROGRAMS
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DISTRIBUTION OF CHWS
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CHW PROGRAM AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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COURSE CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION
WECM COURSE
RELATES TO DSHS CORE COMPETENCY
NUMBER OF ACADEMIC HOURS
FIRST SEMESTER
CHLT 1401 – Introduction
to Community Health
SERVICE COORDINATION;ADVOCACY;COMMUNICATION
4
CHLT 1302 –Wellness and
Health Promotion
KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIZATION
3
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SECOND SEMESTERCHLT 1342
Community Health Field
Methods
TEACHING;CAPACITY BUILDING
3
CHLT 1291 Community
Health Liaison
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
2
THIRD SEMESTERCHLT 1266 - PRACTICUM
FIELD PRACTICUM 2
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FACULTY
•ELIZABETH KELLY, PH.D., RN., CNS-CH, BC-HSP
•MARION SCOTT, MSN, BC-HSP
BOTH ARE DSHS CERTIFIED CHW INSTRUCTORS
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COURSE EDUCATIONAL FORMAT
•STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING OBJECTIVES •A HYBRID COURSE •SERVICE LEARNING•PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT•RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION•FINAL CLASS PRESENTATION
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LEVELS OF EDUCATION
USE OF B. BLOOM’S (1956) EDUCATIONAL TAXONOMY;
WECM GUIDELINES
PRACTICUMAFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS, AGENCIES
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PROGRAM OUTCOMES
•12-14 HOURS OF ACADEMIC CREDIT
•MSA
•EMPLOYMENT AS A CHW
•DSHS CHW CERTIFICATION
•ASSOCIATE DEGREE
•HIGHER LEVEL OF HEALTH LITERACY
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