Below is a list of educational opportunities for certification and continuing education for Community Health Workers (CHWs) and CHW Instructors. Courses are certified by DSHS. 
January 2021
Educational OpportunitiesTitle Program Dates
Time Location Cost Language DSHS-certified hours Registration Cost Contact
| HPV Vaccination Project ECHO Community Health Worker Clinic Texas A&M University and American Cancer Society Orientation- January 13, 2021 Session 1- January 27, 2020 Session 2- February 10, 2020 Session 3- February 24, 2020 Session 4- March 10, 2020 Session 5- March 24, 2020 Session 6- April 7, 2020 Session 7- April 21, 2020 Session 8- May 5, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:3O PM (CST) Virtual via ZOOM Free English 12 DSHS-certified CEUs for CHWs ( 1.5-hour each session - Does not
include Orientation)
Register at event
website Free Tralisa Hall, HPVProjectECHO@cancer.org
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Title Program Dates Location Method DSHS-Certified hours
Language Cost Registration Contact
| CHW Certification Course West Texas AHEC January 2021 - May 2021 Online Distance Learning 160 hours for CHW certification (Communication Skills - 20, Interpersonal Skills - 20, Service Coordination
Skills - 20, Capacity Building - 20, Advocacy Skills - 20, Teaching Skills - 20,
Organizational Skills - 20, and Knowledge Base - 20)
English Free, Scholarships available Register at event
website Estela
Salazar, CHW-I, Estela.Salazar@ttuhsc.edu,
Phone: 806-743-1727 or Celeste Hoffman, CHW, celeste.hoffman@ttuhsc.edu
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Title Program Date Method Cost Language DSHS-Certified Hours Registration Questions | Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification Course University of Houston – Honors College CHW Training Center
January 29,
2021 to May 14, 2021 – Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Virtual, live. Requires computer and internet to meet via Zoom. $1,000.00 (scholarships and payments available) English 160 hours
Register at course website CHWI@uh.edu
or visit the training program website
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February
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Title Program Date Method Time Cost Language Instructors Registration Questions |
Community Health Worker Certification Course Greater Houston Area Health Education Center February 1, 2021 through May 10, 2021 Online
1 hour per
week video conference, 10 hour per week self-study $800.00 (payment plans available) English Alexander M. Reyna Jr. and Sandra Cooper Register at course website Alexander M. Reyna Jr., 713-592-6411 xt 14, alex.reyna@txaheceast.org
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Title
Program Date Method Time Cost Language Registration
Questions
| Expanding Role of Promotores/Community Health Workers as Telehealth
Community Navigators “Addressing COVID-19 Disparities” Dia de La Mujer Latina, Inc. (DML) and the Intercultural Center for
Health, Research, and Wellness February 17-28, 2021 Online Recording is available Free for
Certified Promotores/CHWs and CHW Instructors English and Spanish For registration and to be provided with the recording and additional
resources, please email chwcovid@gmail.com E-mail chwcovid@gmail.com
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Title Program Date Time Method Cost Language DSHS-Certified Hours Registration Contact
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Clinical Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification – Spring Umemba Health, LLC Starts March 2, 2021 (15 weeks) Bi-weekly sessions 5:30-8:30 p.m. CST Online/Virtual Instructor-Led Group Training $800 English
160
DSHS-approved course Register at course website For
any questions, e-mail quisha@umembahealth.com
or call 512-609-0242 |
Title Program Date Method Cost Language DSHS-Certified Hours Registration Contact | CHW Certification Course LW Pharmacy School March 1, 2021 – June 10, 2021 (15 Weeks)
Distance
Learning $1000.00 English 160 hours Register at course website Karen Moore,
k.moore@lwpschool.com, 903-295-5933
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Title Program Date Time Method Cost Language DSHS-Certified Hours Instructor Registration Contact | Health Equity Training for Community Health Workers
Empowering
the Masses March 25, 2021 3:00 p.m. C.S.T. Distance Learning/Online via Zoom Free English 1.5 DSHS-certified CEUs for CHWs and CHW Instructors Tammy Johnson Register at course website E-mail info@empoweringthemasses.org
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March