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Texas A&M, National Community Health Worker Training Center

College Station, TX, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Healthcare Facility/Healthcare Services

Mission: Empowering the CHW/Promotor(a) profession to build sustainable communities through intentional education, research and capacity-building.Community Health Workers:A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a person who connects individuals to needed health care and social services. A CHW is a trusted member of the community, with a close understanding of the ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of the community they serve. CHWs can work in health care systems, with community organizations, or as volunteers to expand knowledge and access to available health resources. CHWs are also referred to as promotores.About Us: The National CHW Training Center (NCHWTC) is housed within the Center for Community Health Development (CCHD), located at Texas A&M University's School of Public Health.In 2010, CCHD established the NCHWTC in response to partner community needs identified in South Texas. The NCHWTC is a Department of State Health Services certified Community Health Worker (CHW) training center that provides CHW and CHW Instructor certifications and continuing education units in-person and online, in English and Spanish.