Training and Resources

The Office of Border Public Health (OBPH) Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Center provides DSHS-certified CEU training for CHWs and CHWIs both in person and virtually. Each training has gone through the examination and review of subject matter experts before DSHS certification can be approved, providing credibility to each training OBPH provides. Presenting each training are DSHS-certified CHWIs that are affiliated with the OBPH CHW Training Center and have previous knowledge of the specific health topic under each training.

 

Live Training Schedule

The following courses are being provided by the OBPH CHW Training Center.

Date/Time Course Title Resources
10/05/2023 Salud del hígado: Una guía para promotores de salud para entender la función del hígado y sus enfermedades
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10/06/2023 Liver Health- A CHWs Guide to Understanding Liver Function and Diseases
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8/21/2023 Las y los promotores de salud promueven y educan sobre las vacunas pediátricas y para adultos (virtual) Herramientas para promotores sobre Inmunizaciones (PDF)
8/22/2023 CHWs Educating and Promoting Pediatric and Adult Vaccinations (Virtual) Immunization CHWs Toolkit (PDF)
5/17/2023 Mental Health First Aid (Edinburg, TX) Mental Health Resources in RGV and Webb County (PDF)
3/24/2023

Tuberculosis (Virtual)

TB Binational Program
5/6/2022
 
Primeros Auxilios para la Salud Mental (MHFA) Mental Health Resources in RGV and Webb County (PDF)
6/3/2022
 
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-ADULT
 
6/16/2022 Medication Education and Adherence Counseling for Community Health Workers (Virtual) MTM_CHW_Patient_flipchart (PPTX)
6/22/2022 Preparación Para Desastres: Personas con Discapacidades y Sus Familias (Virtual) Emergency Checklist for Families with Vision and
Hearing Loss
(PDF)
Emergency Evacuation Checklist (PDF)
Emergency Medication Checklist (PDF)
Emergency Preparedness Resources (PDF)
7/7/2022 Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children (Laredo, TX)  
7/8/2022 Prevenir el Envenenamiento de Plomo en Niños (Laredo, TX)  
7/15/2022 Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-ADULT (Hybrid)  
7/29/2022 Connecting Children and Adolescents to Mental Health Care (Eagle Pass, TX)  
7/28/2022 Understanding Stress and Burnout (Eagle Pass, TX) Burnout Checker (PDF)
8/24/2022 Preparación Para Desastres: Personas con Discapacidades y Sus Familias (Laredo, TX) Emergency Checklist for Families with Vision and
Hearing Loss
(PDF)
Emergency Evacuation Checklist (PDF)
Emergency Medication Checklist (PDF)
Emergency Preparedness Resources (PDF)

 

Online Self-Paced Training

The following courses can be accessed on the HHS Learning Portal.


Smiles for Moms and Babies – Oral Health Training (English)

A free online course for home visitors and other frontline community health workers working with pregnant women, infants, and toddlers. The training combines oral health information with conversation techniques for effective family-centered oral health discussions. Each module includes reflection activities and videos demonstrating how to guide an oral health discussion with families.

This training provides 2-DSHS-certified CEUs for both CHW and CHWIs. Users will need to create a profile on the HHS Learning portal to take this training. Contact dental@dshs.texas.gov for more information.

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