3235 - Community Health Worker-Cert
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Program Description
A Community Health Worker is an entry-level public health worker who promotes wellness by encouraging people to adopt healthy behaviors, by working to decrease health disparities and inequity, and who acts as an advocate for the community. the Community health Worker also helps clients to navigate health agencies and health services. Though the Community Health Worker may work in a clinical setting, they are often employed to government agencies and agencies that work upstream of a clinical setting.
Information And Additional Notes
Community Health Worker (Certificate) | Jamestown Community College (sunyjcc.edu)
Outcome
Develop the skills necessary to becoming a Community Health Worker.
Outcome
Demonstrate understanding of the ethics of the profession.
Outcome
Demonstrate understanding of how the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomy apply to social justice action, past, current, or future.