Community Health Advisor

The Community Health Advisor Certificate of Proficiency provides training and skills for individuals to work as Community Health Representatives, Community Health Lay Workers and in other community-based health organizations. The program provides excellent training for volunteer organizations dealing with health resource issues.

Certificate of Proficiency

Community Health Advisor • 16 cr.

To earn a Certificate of Proficiency as a Community Health Advisor student must complete the following 13 credits:

• EMT 104 CPR and First Aid • 0.5 cr.
• HDE 130 Building Self-Esteem • 0.5 cr.
• HES 106 Introduction to Community Health Work • 3 cr.
• HES 108 Community Health Work Field Work • 6 cr.
• HUS 110 Introduction to Social Work • 3 cr.

Student must then complete one of the following as a required elective:

• ENL 100 Fundamentals of Composition • 3 cr.
• ENL 101 College Composition I • 3 cr.
• HES 170 Medical Terminology • 3 cr.
• SPT 110 Fundamentals of Oral Communications • 3 cr.
• TLC (any 100 level 3-credit course) • 3 cr.