Become a community health worker today!
Make a difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and families in unserved and underserved communities and receive the support you need to start your career in public health.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Asian Women for Health’s (AWFH) Community Health Worker Workforce Development program aims to engage, train, and empower un/underemployed minorities who are underserved and underrepresented among community health workers (CHW).
CHWs are on the front line of addressing health inequities by addressing obstacles like language barriers, cultural stigmas, and a lack of health literacy or education to access vital and life-saving services. The CHW role taps into the lived experience and knowledge of their fellow community members to serve as the bridge between them and the institutions with resources to help them.
This FREE 12-week hybrid training program provides an opportunity for participants to enter the public health sector with support from CHW job training to placement with our employer partners.
CHWs are on the front line of addressing health inequities by addressing obstacles like language barriers, cultural stigmas, and a lack of health literacy or education to access vital and life-saving services. The CHW role taps into the lived experience and knowledge of their fellow community members to serve as the bridge between them and the institutions with resources to help them.
This FREE 12-week hybrid training program provides an opportunity for participants to enter the public health sector with support from CHW job training to placement with our employer partners.
information sessions
AWFH will be hosting both in-person and virtual information sessions on the following dates:
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In-Person:
Monday, February 6th from 12-2PM
Monday, February 27th from 12-2PM (@ 50 Milk St., Boston, MA 02110) |
Virtual:
Monday, January 30th from 12-2PM
Monday, February 6th from 12-2PM Monday, February 13th from 12-2PM Monday, February 27th from 12-2PM Monday, March 6th from 12-2PM |
We encourage and invite anyone who is interested in applying to attend! During the information sessions, we will also be conducting an in-person screening and test. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
We are no longer accepting applications for our spring 2023 cohort!
Program Dates:
March 7th - May 24th, 2023
March 7th - May 24th, 2023
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Tuesdays, 9AM - 3:30PM EST
In-person @ 50 Milk St., Boston, MA 02110 The in-person CHW training will cover the Massachusetts 10 Core Competencies including:
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Thursdays, 9AM - 12PM EST
Virtual via Zoom The virtual training will cover our Job Readiness and Achieving Whole Health curriculum including:
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Program Curriculum:
Students are expected to complete...
- (80) hours of the MA Board of Certification of CHW curriculum with our experienced training partners
- (12) hours of our Achieving Whole Health (AWH) curriculum that teaches students how to take an active role in preserving and maintaining their mind, body, and spiritual health
- (6) hours of job readiness curriculum accompanied by one-on-one training and support from our case manager
- (6) hours of a self-paced online health literacy curriculum
- (7) hours of take home assignments
Program Benefits:
- $600 stipends to students (⅓ upon program acceptance, ⅓ midway through program, ⅓ upon program completion)
- Job readiness training with one-on-one support with our Case Manager
- Job placement with our extensive network of healthcare providers and community partners in the Greater Boston area and beyond
- Valuable CHW skills training that is in high demand for career advancement and transition
- Guidance for students during their entire employment process and beyond
apply to our training program today
Please fill the interest form above and we will contact you as soon as we are ready to launch recruitment for our Fall cohort in September. If you have any immediate questions, please reach out to [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Additional resources
What is a Community Health Worker?
According to the American Public Health Association...
To read more, visit this link or see below for more resources:
- A CHW is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served
- A CHW builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through various activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy. CHWs play an important role in improving health by enhancing clinical outcomes.
To read more, visit this link or see below for more resources:
Funding Acknowledgement
This project is funded by the Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grant (Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund FY’21 Appropriation) through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, administered by the Commonwealth Corporation.
This project is also supported in part by the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds.
This project is also supported in part by the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds.