"Project Jump Start" is being carried out by The University of Arizona Rural Health Office as funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE). This project created a partnership between four community colleges, three rural Area Health Education Centers, and multiple community health and human service agencies to establish a competency-based and college credit-bearing core curriculum for "community health workers." The project incorporates national guidelines for core roles and competencies, evaluation, and career progression recommended by a National Community Health Advisor Study. This presentation will describe the national dissemination of this curriculum with multiple community colleges and universities across the U.S. Project activities, outcomes, and lessons being learned through national dissemination will be particularly shared.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe a national dissemination project for community health worker credit-bearing curricula. 2. Delineate the core components of a basic certificate program of community college credit for community health workers. 3. Identify at least 6 institutions of higher education which are now developing and offering college credit for the preparation/training of community health workers.
Keywords: Certificate Program, Community Health Advisor
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: The University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Rural Health Office.
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