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Community Health Worker training program   

The below courses are all the courses necessary in order for Traniees to earn their full Community Health Worker Training Program Certificate. Once all 5 courses (and equivalent CBE's) have been sucessfully passed the student will then have earned their Community Health Worker Training Program Certificate. The final 2 courses will be available for registration in Spring 2026.
  • Principles of Public Health
  • Fee: $450.00
    Dates: 2/2/2026 - 4/2/2026
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Shane Walker

    This course will introduce the field of public health. Students will explore the role of public health professionals to prevent disease and promote health in populations and our environment through scientific research, policy development, and health education.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • Advanced Community Health Worker
  • Fee: $450.00
    Dates: 2/2/2026 - 4/2/2026
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Allison Draayer

    Students in this course develop skills necessary to perform community health work and implement program improvement. They also learn the social and emotional aspects of receiving a health diagnosis and how to navigate a patient through finding resources related to their health-related social needs. Students also practice evaluating resources and creating community health referral networks, exploring health improvement programs, and practice using the tools that community health workers use.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • Community Health Worker
  • Fee: $450.00
    Dates: 2/2/2026 - 4/2/2026
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Allison Draayer

    Students in this course will learn the basic concepts of community health work and the patient-centric concept of assisting patients along the health care continuum. Students will develop skills necessary to effectively communicate and build relationships with patients within the complex systems they live in. Students will also learn how to evaluate and locate health care resources and support systems in relation to an individual's health. Consideration of varying stages of care, social determinants that impact physical health, and reducing disparities in access and treatment will be reviewed. Barriers to care, problem solving, and managing information and resources will also be discussed.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • Dynamics of Disease
  • Fee: $450.00
    Dates: 2/2/2026 - 4/2/2026
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Paris Prestridge

    This course will acquaint students with the processes, dynamics and treatment of diseases. A special focus is on the prevention of chronic diseases, including investigation into social determinants of health. The course examines the biopsychosocial aspects ofhealth as it relates to patients, families and caregivers; psychological crises; and death and dying.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • Community Health Survey, Assessment and Health Improvement Planning
  • Fee: $450.00
    Dates: 2/2/2026 - 4/2/2026
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Garvita Thareja

    Students will learn concepts and methods of community health improvement and the role of assessment. This course will cover important community health topics including systems thinking that leads to coordination of health care and public health activities to achieve community health goals; Community health assessments and plans to improve them, the nature of health and its determinants; the use of quantitative and qualitative methods; data analysis; community mobilization and capacity building; and the impact of national policy, on community health improvement.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

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