Community Health Worker

CENTRAL

COLEMAN

NORTHEAST

NORTHWEST

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER

A community health worker is someone who has an interest in and is volunteering or working within a community on an issue or issues that impacts the lives of those who live in that community. Your life experiences serve as the textbook. You do not need to be a health care worker or health care professional. Your life experiences and learning while working and/or living in the community are the basis for the learning you will experience with others who share similar interests within their communities. This learning experience will become another form of building community - through technology.

Houston Community College (HCC) – Southeast campus is a Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) certified teaching site for community health and community health instructor courses and CEU offerings. These courses are offered on campus and on-line via Distance Education.

The courses are offered through the Corporate Training and Continuing Education Department (CTCE) located at 6815 Rustic. Ruth Stevelman, M.S. is the Director of Corporate Training and Continuing Education.

Course Instructor
Courses
Current Class Schedule
Information Sessions
Certificates of Completion
Contact Information

Course Instructor

Liz Kelly, Ph.D., R.N., CNS-CH. Dr. Kelly has 14 years of experience as a community health nurse, teaching Community Health Workers (CHWs); developing CHW curriculum. She is also in contact with health care providers such as the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD) and health care agencies, i.e., the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS).

Courses

Houston Community College Southeast is certified to teach the following courses:

160 hour Community Health Worker (CHW) training
160 hour Community Health Worker (CHW) Instructor Training “CHW Field Methods”
Community Health Worker (CHW) CEUs
Community Health Worker (CHW) Instructor CEUs “Methods of Teaching”

Tuition for the 160 hour CHW certification program is $960.00
Tuition for the 10 hour CHW CEU class is $60.00

Prerequisites for the 160 hour CHW program and the 10 hour CEU classes: NONE
Prerequisites for the 160 hour CHE Instructor program and the 10 hour CEU Instructor training class : A current TDSHS certification as a CHW or a CHW Instructor

Watch the website for updates on these reoccurring courses. If you are interested in any of these courses contact: Ruth Stevelman (713) 718-7225 or Aracelia Saucedo (713) 718-7226

Current Class Schedules

Methods of Teaching for CHW Instructors (CEU’s)
May 6 to May 18, 2006. Course # CRN: 62961

Web CT/ Community Health Worker Field Methods for Instructors
(This class is the 1st 60 hours of the 160 hour certificate program for CHW Instructors)
June 3-August 26, 2006 Course # CRN 67394

Information Sessions

Information sessions will be held on the second Tuesday of every month between 1:00pm – 3:00 p.m.

Certificates of Completion

Upon completion of the 160 Community Health Worker certificate program or upon completion of the 10 hour CEU class, you will send in your evaluation of your learning to the TDSHS. This form will be supplied to you. You will then receive the certificate or re-certification from the TDSHS. You will also receive a certificate of completion from the Corporate Training and Continuing Education office.

Contact information

Liz Kelly at liz.Kelly@hccs.edu
Ruth Stevelman at ruth.stevelman@hccs.edu
Aracelia Saucedo at aracelia.saucedo@hccs.edu