Community Health Workers (CHW)
A community health worker is a trusted member that has a close understanding of the ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of the community served. (www.dshs.tx.gov).
Community health workers provide social support, participate in clinical research, provide community health and information, and patient navigation and follow up.
Southwest Border AHEC is a Community Health Worker training site. Call our office for certification requirements or click here and someone will contact you within 48 hrs.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) CERTIFICATION TRAINING
A community health worker is a trusted member that has a close understanding of the ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of the community served.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
INSTRUCTORS
Bonifacio Vega II, MP, CHW-I
Mayra A. Gonzalez, B.S., CHW-I
Rosy De Los Santos, CHW-I
This course is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services through the South Coastal AHEC, CHW Training Site #47 (TDSHS CHW to provide Community Health Worker/Promotora training)