Community Health Worker Certification

Community Health Worker (CHW) certification program is to train CHWs to conduct community-level activities and interventions that promote health and prevent diseases and disability and assist in improving the health inequalities of the community.

As community health educators and role models, CHWs promote, encourage, and support positive, healthful self-management behaviors among their peers.

CHWs serve as patient and community advocates, as “coaches” for disease management. They also strengthen their community’s understanding and acceptance of medical care and to help eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care.