CHW and CHW Instructor Training
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CHW and CHW Instructor Training
DSHS-certified training programs offer training reviewed and approved by the DSHS CHW Program, including:
- DSHS-certified competency-based initial certification training for CHWs and CHW Instructors; and
- DSHS-certified Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for CHWs and CHW Instructors.
A complete list of DSHS-certified training programs is provided below. You can select a training program from the list and explore its website or reach them by phone or email for more information about upcoming training.
Training Program List
Note: DSHS-certified training programs may complete the Training Information Update Form, if any updates or corrections are needed.
Name of DSHS-Certified Training Center | Location | In-Person/Virtual | Language | Contact | Types of DSHS-Certified Training Offered |
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American Heart Association | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Mark Mooney | CHW Continuing Education |
Cancer Care Services | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English | Carlene Thomas-King | CHW Continuing Education |
Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person | English | Angelina Rose | CHW Certification | |
Baylor Scott and White Health and Wellness Center | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Vanessa Menendez | CHW Certification |
Community Health Training Institute, Incorporated (Inc.) | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English | Maudia Gentry | CHW Certification |
Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English | Tasha Whitaker | CHW Certification | |
McKesson Institute for Community and Health/McKesson Corporation | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English | Ashley Rodriguez Communityinstitute@mckesson.com | CHW Certification |
Tarrant County Public Health Community Health Worker (CHWs) Institute | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person | English | Pamela Solomon | CHW Certification |
Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Alyson Whitefield | CHW Certification | |
Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English | Spenser Adams spenser.adams@region10.org | CHW Certification | |
Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person/Virtual | English | Roxana Lopez | CHWI Certification | |
University of North Texas Health Science Center – Fort Worth | Dallas/Fort Worth | In-Person | English | Teresa Wagner | CHW Certification |
University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington (Tarrant County) | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Denise Hernandez | CHW Certification |
Name of DSHS-Certified Training Center | Location | In-Person/Virtual | Language | Contact | Types of DSHS-Certified Training Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allure Alliance, Inc. | Elgin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Dr. Sharita Ambrose, MPH, CHES, CHWI (832)-605-6572 | CHW Certification |
Breast Cancer Resource Center | Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Elaine Gonzales | CHWI Certification |
Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Lori Weber | CHWI Certification | |
Centene Corporation | Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Gill Patricia | CHWI Certification |
Central Health (Doing Business as Travis County Health Care District) | Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Schechem Sauls | CHW Certification |
Dallas/College Station | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Human.services@ctcd.edu | CHW Certification | |
CHW Leadership Institute | Austin | In-Person | English/Spanish | Dr. Rosamaria Murillo rmurillo@elbuen.org | CHW Certification |
City of Austin – Austin Public Health Department | Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Estephanie Olivares | CHW Certification |
Dell Medical Center-Department of Population Health | Virtual | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | liana.petruzzi@austin.utexas.edu | CHWI Certification |
Dallas | In-Person/Virtual | English | Tammy Johnson | CHW Certification | |
Virtual | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Dr. Jill Ramirez | CHW Certification | |
Regional and Local Health Operations (RLHO) CHW Training Center | Austin, South Texas | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Ursula Solozarno | CHWI Certification |
Texas A&M School of Public Health, National CHW Training Center | College Station | In-Person/Virtual | English | Catherine Catanach catcatanach@tamu.edu | CHW Certification |
Texas AHEC East Capital Region | Austin | In-Person | English | Felipe Rocha | CHW Certification |
Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging | College Station | In-Person | English | Brittaney Badillo | CHW Continuing Education |
Texas A&M School of Public Health USA Center for Rural Health | College Station | In-Person | English | Kay Carpender | CHWI Certification |
Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Christina-Brito-Tigerina | CHWI Certification | |
Austin | In-Person/Virtual | English | Quisha Umemba | CHW Certification |
Name of DSHS-Certified Training Center | Location | In-Person/Virtual | Language | Contact | Types of DSHS-Certified Training Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Better Futures Forever | Eagle Pass | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Marlen Ramirez marlen.ramirez.bff@gmail.com | CHW Certification |
City of Laredo Health Department, CHW Program | Laredo | In-Person/Virtual | English | Carla Alvarez | CHW Continuing Education |
San Antonio | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Monica Avila | CHWI Certification | |
Healthy Futures of Texas | San Antonio | In-Person/Virtual | English | Melanie Chasteen | CHWI Certification |
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. | Laredo | In-Person | English | Otila Garcia | CHW Certification |
MHP Salud Listen, Empower, Advance, Deliver (L.E.A.D.) CHW Training Program | Weslaco | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Amy Moncion Amy.Moncion@mhpsalud.org | CHWI Certification |
San Antonio | In-Person/Virtual | English | Guadalupe Cornejo | CHW Certification | |
Laredo, San Antonio, Weslaco | In-Person | English | Joe Gutierrez | CHW Certification | |
South Coastal AHEC: Promotores of South Texas Training Institute | Corpus Christi | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Belinda Flores | CHW Certification |
McAllen-Edinburg | In-Person | English | Olivia de La Rosa | CHW Certification | |
McAllen-Edinburg | In-Person | English/ Spanish | Merida Escobar | CHW Certification | |
Texas A&M Colonias Program Training Academy | Laredo, San Antonio, Weslaco | In-Person | English/ Spanish | Oscar Muñoz | CHW Certification |
University of Texas Health San Antonio CHW Training Program | San Antonio | In-Person/Virtual | English | J. Rosenfeld | CHWI Certification |
Valley AIDS Council | Harlingen | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Armando Molina | CHW Continuing Education |
Young Women's Christian Association San Antonio | San Antonio | In-Person/Virtual | English/ Spanish | Corin Reyes | CHWI Certification |
Name of DSHS-Certified Training Center | Location | In-Person/Virtual | Language | Contact | Types of DSHS-Certified Training Offered |
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Alzheimer’s Association Texas Region | Dallas/Houston | In-Person | English | Imelda Aguirre | CHWI Continuing Education |
Houston | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Venus Gines | CHW Certification | |
Harris Health System Population Health | Houston | In-Person | English | Krystal Luong | CHW Continuing Education |
Houston Community College – Coleman College for Health Sciences | Houston | In-Person/Virtual | English | Dr. Katrina Gary-Forte katrina.mccrary@hccs.edu |
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Kilgore | In-Person/Virtual | English | Jennifer Bray | CHW Certification | |
Longview | In-Person | English | Karen Moore | CHW Continuing Education | |
Houston | In-Person | English | Betty Nava | CHW Certification | |
Pathways to Push | Pearland (Brazoria County) | In-Person | English | Jacqueline McLeeland | CHW Continuing Education |
Texas AHEC East – Greater Houston AHEC Region | Houston | In-Person | English | Sandra Cooper | CHW Certification |
The Montrose Center | Houston | In-Person | English | Jaymie Mielke Quiroz | CHW Certification |
Trust CHW | Houston | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Donaji Stelzig | CHWI Certification |
Texas AHEC East Coastal Region | Houston/La Marque | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Leslie Hargrove | CHW Certification |
Push Birth Partners | Pearland (Brazoria County) | In-Person | English | Jacqueline McLeeland | CHW Continuing Education |
Texas AHEC East – Greater Houston AHEC Region | Houston | In-Person | English/Spanish | Sandra Cooper | CHW Certification |
Trust CHW | Houston | In-Person/Virtua | English/Spanish | Donaji Stelzig | CHW Continuing Education |
Houston/La Marque | In-Person | English/Spanish | Leslie Hargrove |
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Nacogdoches | In-Person | English | Shontel Minor | CHW Certification | |
Texas Southern University | Houston | In-Person | English/Spanish | Monica L. Rasmus | CHW Continuing Education |
Houston | In-Person | English | Daniel Price | CHW Certification | |
Tyler | In-Person | English | S. Kim Bush | CHW Certification | |
University of Texas School of Public Health – Houston | Houston | In-Person | English/Spanish | Rosalia Guerrero-Luera | CHW Certification |
Name of DSHS-Certified Training Center | Location | In-Person/Virtual | Language | Contact | Types of DSHS-Certified Training Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adults and Youth United for Development Association, Inc. | El Paso | In-Person | English/Spanish | Olivia Figueroa | CHWI Certification |
El Paso | In-Person | English/Spanish | Maria Covernali | CHW Certification | |
San Angelo | In-Person/Virtual | English/Spanish | Quinda Feil-Duncan qfeilduncan@howardcollege.edu | CHW Certification | |
Texas A&M Colonias Program Training Academy | El Paso | In-Person | English/Spanish | Eufemia (Pema) B. Garcia | CHW Certification |
Name of DSHS-Certified Training Center | Location | In-Person/Virtual | Language | Contact | Types of DSHS-Certified Training Offered |
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Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Public Health Region 1 | North Texas/Lubbock | In-Person | English | Keila Johnson 806-477-1113 Keila.Johnson@dshs.texas.gov | CHW Continuing Education |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Office of Medical Continuing Education | Lubbock | In-Person | English | Cynthia Ogaz 806-743-3063 Cynthia.ogaz@ttuhsc.edu | CHW Continuing Education/Instructor Continuing Education |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing | Lubbock | In-Person | English | Monica Garcia 806-743-3020 monica.r.garcia@ttuhsc.edu | CHW Certification |
West Texas, including Abilene, Plainview, Canyon, Midland, and El Paso | In-Person | English | Rachel Flores 806-743-3644 CHWBridge@ttuhsc.edu | CHW Certification |