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CUNY Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Education Working Conference

Community Health Workers (CHW) help optimize the performance of community healthcare and social service centers.

In response to recent healthcare reform legislation, LaGuardia Community College held a conference to explore how schools can best implement CHW training programs and to discuss career pathways. The following links will connect you to the materials from the conference.

For more information please contact Dr. Sara Esfarayeni at 718-482-5031 or mesfarayeni@lagcc.cuny.edu 

Conference Materials 

  • Conference Agenda and Biographies  
  • Conference Participants Contact list  
  • Introduction- Sara Esfarayeni, EdD, Conference Chair  
  • Introduction to Community Health Workers, Donald Proulx, MEd,  

Photo Gallery and Video Clips 

  • Photo Gallery
  • Video Clips

CHW Certificate Training Models and Best Practices Presentations 

  • Minnesota- Anne Willaert, MS , Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
  • Ohio- Marry Kappasser, RN, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College 
  • Texas- Elizabeth Kelly, RN, PhD, Houston Community College 
  • Arizona- Donald Proulx, MEd, Arizona Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program University of Arizona 
  • Arizona-Thomas Kirsch, MC, LPC, South Mountain Community College 
  • California-Tim Berthold, MSPH and Alma Avila, MPH, City College of San Francisco 

Handouts 

  • Synopsis: Community Health Workers: Historical Review, Donald Proulx, MEd 

CHW State Certification 

Minnesota 

  • Minnesota Community Health Worker Curriculum Outline 
  • Scope of Practice for Minnesota Community Health Worker 

Ohio 

  • Information about Cincinnati State Technical and Community College  
  • Ohio CHW program 
  • Cincinnati State Community College CHW Program Brochure 

Texas 

  • Information about Huston Community College (HCC) 
  • CHW program at Houston Community College 

No CHW State Certification 

Arizona 

  • Synopsis of Arizona CHW Programming Experience 
  • Information about South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ 
  • South Mountain Community College CHW program 

California 

  • Information about City College of San Francisco 
  • City College of San Francisco CHW certificate program  

New York  

  • Information about CHW Network of NYC  
  • Brooklyn Partnership to Drive Down Diabetes (BP3D) 
  • CAMBA 
  • Charles B. Wang Community Health Center 
  • NYSDOH Community Health Worker Program (CHWP) 
  • Win for Asthma Program- NY Presbyterian Hospital  

Related Programs

· Medical Office Clinical Technician (EKG/Phlebotomy/Medical Terminology)
 
· EMT/Paramedic 
· WF1 Healthcare Career Center 
· Community Health Worker Conference 


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