4/23/2024 12:51:25 PM	CHW 150 Course Outline as of Fall 2021	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHW 150	Title:  INTRO TO COMM HLTH WORK
Full Title:  Introduction to Community Health Work
Last Reviewed:2/26/2018

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.00			Contact Total	17.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  CHW 50

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to give an overview of the SRJC Community Health Worker (CHW) program, the roles of CHWs, and the philosophy of community health work.  It will focus on core competencies for CHWs, evolution of the CHW field in the United States, CHWs and public health, and promoting health equity. A field trip to a health clinic, and four hours of community volunteer work with a community agency will also be part of the course.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent and Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in HLC 160

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed to give an overview of the SRJC Community Health Worker (CHW) program, the roles of CHWs, and the philosophy of community health work.  It will focus on core competencies for CHWs, evolution of the CHW field in the United States, CHWs and public health, and promoting health equity. A field trip to a health clinic, and four hours of community volunteer work with a community agency will also be part of the course.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent and Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in HLC 160
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Analyze and compare the roles, responsibilities and characteristics of Community Health

    Workers in the U.S. and resources to support the CHW profession.

2.  Identify the social determinants of health in the U.S., California and Sonoma County and

    discuss the role of CHWs in addressing the root causes.

3.  Discuss public health's emphasis on population based prevention, the ecological model of

    health and the value of epidemiology to analyze health data.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Analyze and compare roles, characteristics and responsibilities of Community Health Workers

    (CHWs) internationally and in the United States.

2. Identify where CHW's work, the populations they work with, and the health issues they

    address.

3. Discuss the core skills necessary to become an effective CHW.

4. Identify personal qualities and values that are common among successful CHWs.

5. Describe Santa Rosa Junior College program options.

6. Discuss the evolution of the CHW field in the United States.

7. Define health and public health and explain how the field of public health is different from the

    field of medicine.

8. Identify and discuss the role of CHWs in preventing health inequalities and promoting health

    justice.

Topics and Scope

I.  Community Health Workers (CHWs): Who Are They and What Do They Do?

    A. History of community health work in the United States and internationally

     B. Occupational outlook for Sonoma County

II.  Description of Santa Rosa Junior College CHW program

    A. Certificate program requirements

    B. Associate degree with major in CHW

    C. Core components of program:

         1. outreach techniques and strategies

         2. home visiting, referrals, care coordination

         3. public health, prevention, cultural responsibility, structural health inequities

         4. structure, function of the body systems

         5. externship with health agency            

    D. Professional advancement and educational opportunities

III.  The Effective Community Health Worker

    A. Core competencies and roles of CHWs

    B. Personal qualities and values of CHWs

    C. Overall number, gender, and ethnicity of CHWs in work force

    D. Education and wages

    E. Populations served

    F. Health issues and work activities

    G. Models of Care for CHWs

IV.  Emerging Role in Management of Chronic Conditions

    A. Chronic disease:  The dominant type of illness in the United States

    B. CHWs within the health care delivery team and community based programs

V.  Evolution of the CHW Profession in the United States

    A. Neighbor assisting neighbor

    B. CHW names and definitions

    C. The international roots of CHWs

    D. History of CHWs in the United States

    E. Trends in the CHW field

    F.  Capacity building and education

    G. Policy initiatives and sustainability

    H. Networks and conferences

VI.  An Introduction to Public Health

    A. Defining health

    B. Key concepts in defining the field of public health

    C. Health inequities and social determinants of health

    D. Emphasis on prevention

    E. Evidence-based

    F. Social justice

    G. Community partnerships

    H. Environmental health

VII.  Promoting Health Equity

    A. Defining health inequity

    B. Evidence of health inequities

    C. Causes of health inequities

    D. Impact on society

    E. Promoting health equity

    F. Role of CHWs in promoting social justice and health equity

    G. Homelessness in Sonoma County

    H. CHW self-assessment, cultural responsibility and self-care

Assignments:

1. Readings from textbook, 10-30 pages each week

2. Instructor-selected readings, 3-5 pages per week

3. Chapter Review exercises at the end of each chapter

4. Complete an interactive Web presentation on race inequities, write a 1-2 page summary and

    reaction paper

5. Complete a 2-4 page paper in response to homeless person experience

6. Quizzes (3-5); final exam

7. Conduct a four-hour shadowing and volunteer experience with Sonoma County community

    health workers and write a 3-4 page paper describing the agency, community served, and

    CHW's experiences

8. Write a 1-2 page community field trip or alternative assignment reaction paper

9. Role-play and demonstration in class

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 40 - 50%
Written assignments/papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Chapter review questions
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Role plays, class demonstrations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 15 - 25%
Quizzes and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance, Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Foundations for Community Health Workers. 2nd ed. Berthold, Timothy. Wiley. 2016

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