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Anne Willaert, BS, LSW, Healthcare Education Industry Partnership, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, 124 Myers Field House, Mankato, MN 56001, 507.389.2590, anne.willaert@mnsu.edu and Eric McCoy, CHW, Council on Crime and Justice, 124 Myers Field House, Mankato, MN 56001.

The Minnesota Community Health Worker project was designed to create a standardized, Community Health Worker (CHW) training program within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system and create an employment market for Community Health Workers. The curriculum will be integrated in the state's public higher education system as an articulated pathway in nursing and allied health. This state-wide project will change health professional education, provide a new career option for diverse, bi-lingual individuals, change how health care is delivered to diverse populations in the state and reduce health disparities.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participants in this session will be able to

• Learn about the MN Community Health Worker Program, its curriculum, partnership and policy development.
• Define what core competencies are and recognize why core competencies should be part of any CHW training model
• Analyze how establishing a CHW curriculum model can be used as a pathway into higher education.
• Looking at the public health infrastructure and how using Community Health Workers can help reach, educate and serve the growing diverse population health needs.

Keywords: Education, Community Health Planning

Related Web page: www.heip.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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