Below is a list of educational opportunities for certification and continuing education for Community Health Workers (CHWs) and CHW Instructors. Courses are certified by DSHS. 
January 2021
Educational OpportunitiesTitle
Program
Dates
Time
Location
Cost
Language
DSHS-certified hours
Registration
Cost
Contact
| HPV Vaccination Project ECHO Community Health Worker Clinic
Texas A&M University and American Cancer Society
Orientation- January 13, 2021
Session 1- January 27, 2020
Session 2- February 10, 2020
Session 3- February 24, 2020
Session 4- March 10, 2020
Session 5- March 24, 2020
Session 6- April 7, 2020
Session 7- April 21, 2020
Session 8- May 5, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:3O PM (CST)
Virtual via ZOOM
Free
English
12 DSHS-certified CEUs for CHWs ( 1.5-hour each session - Does not
include Orientation)
Register at event
website
Free
Tralisa Hall, HPVProjectECHO@cancer.org
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Title
Program
Dates
Location
Method
DSHS-Certified hours
Language
Cost
Registration
Contact
| CHW Certification Course
West Texas AHEC
January 2021 - May 2021
Online
Distance Learning
160 hours for CHW certification (Communication Skills - 20, Interpersonal Skills - 20, Service Coordination
Skills - 20, Capacity Building - 20, Advocacy Skills - 20, Teaching Skills - 20,
Organizational Skills - 20, and Knowledge Base - 20)
English
Free, Scholarships available
Register at event
website
Estela
Salazar, CHW-I, Estela.Salazar@ttuhsc.edu,
Phone: 806-743-1727 or Celeste Hoffman, CHW, celeste.hoffman@ttuhsc.edu
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