5/6/2024 4:25:38 PM	CHW 50 Course Outline as of Fall 2002	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHW 50	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	3.00		6 max.	Lecture Scheduled	18.00
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	18.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  36.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 54.00

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: 

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to give an overview of the role of Community Health Outreach Workers and the philosophy of Community Health Work. It will look at how CHWs have contributed to health care in the United States and the world. Discussions with local community health workers and other health professionals, a field trip to a community agency, and 4 hours of shadowing a CHW will be included.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Designed to give an overview of the role of Community Health Outreach Workers and the philosophy of CHW. It will look at how CHWs have contributed to health care in the U.S. and the world.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1998	Inactive:	Summer 2005
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

At the completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe history, roles, characteristics and responsibilities of

   community health workers.

2.  List the reasons why respect for diversity and two-way learning

   between the community and the outreach worker are at the heart of

   community health work.

3.  Identify individual abilities, attitudes, beliefs and values that are

   important for CHWs.

4.  Identify four key leadership characteristics for CHWs.

5.  Examine the community health network of cooperation and support that

   is essential for successful community health work.

6.  Locate five under-served populations in Sonoma County.

7.  Compare & contrast five active Sonoma County community health

   organizations and their purposes.

8.  Name six titles common to CHWs.

9.  Analyze eight myths and facts about homelessness.

10. Discuss the health crisis in the United States.

11. Contrast primary and preventive health care.

12. Describe two ways CHWs have contributed to the delivery of primary

   and preventive health care in the United States.

13. Explain the importance of identification of community resources for

   CHWs.

14. Decide if community health work is right for you, describing skills

   you would need to be a CHW in Sonoma County and opportunities for

   further education and advancement in related health fields.

Topics and Scope

I.    Introduction

     a.  Course objectives

     b.  Requirements, grading & expectations

II.   Community Health Workers: Who are They and What Do They Do?

     a.  History of community health work

     b.  Occupational Outlook for Sonoma County

III.  The Effective Community Health Outreach Worker

     a.  Employers top 10 most valued skills for CHWs

     b.  Characteristics, roles and responsibilities, and titles

         1.  community perspective

         2.  appreciation of diversity

         3.  commitment to two-way learning

         4.  commitment to active community participation

     c.  Abilities, attitudes, beliefs, and values checklist

     d.  Key leadership qualities

IV.   Course objectives, requirements, grading and expections.

V.    Community Health Workers:  Who are They and What Do They Do?

     a.  History of community health work in the United Staes.

     b.  International CHWs

     c.  Occupational Outlook for Sonoma County

VI.   The Effective Community Health Outreach Worker.

     a.  Employers' top 10 most valued skills for CHWs.

     b.  Characteristics, roles and responsibilities

       1.  community perspective

       2.  appreciation of diversity

       3.  commitment to two-way learning

       4.  commitment to active community participation

     c.   Abilities, attitudes, beliefs, and values -- checklist for CHWs

     d.   Key leadership qualities

VII.  Ideas and Tips from Sonoma County Outreach Workers

VIII. The Health Crisis in the United States.

IX.   Homelessness

X.    Is Community Health Work Right for You?

     a.   Primary & preventive health care -- prevention, chronic disease

          management & containment of communicable diseases.

     b.   Core competencies for CHWs

     c.   Sonoma County opportunities for further education and

          advancement in related health fields.

Assignments:

1.   Selected readings (10-20 pages) each week.  Students will use

    "Google" search engine on the Internet to find, examine and compare

    articles with different perspectives on the history of CHWs and tasks

    CHWs perform.  They will critique, analyze, and write responses

    Regarding the articles on the US health crisis and on homelessness.

2.   Four-hour shadowing and volunteer experience with Sonoma County

    community health workers.  Students will write a 3-page paper to:

    a) describe the agency - what it provides, who it serves, & why it

    exists.

    b) describe the community - What seems to be the biggest need in the

    community? What are the living conditions? List some strengths of the

    community?

    c) describe the shadowing and volunteer experience and how it

    affected you

3.   Make and study 20 medical terminology flash cards and play a game

    with them in class the next week.

4.   In a short paragraph, respond to a community health worker scenario

    in the syllabus to demonstrate critical-thinking & problem-solving

    techniques used in CHW classes.

5.   Write a community field trip reaction paper.

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 homework
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Homework problems, Field work
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 15 - 25%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, short essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 15 - 25%
Attendance, Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor-selected materials.

Present topics included in the selected readings are 1) history of

community health work, 2) characteristics, roles and responsibilities of

CHWs and their skills and knowledge, 3) political and health department

responses to the US health crisis, 4) homelessness in the US, California,

and Sonoma County.

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