CHW Program Overview
Channel: CHW Program
Date: 31/08/2021

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) trains and certifies students to work in the fields of public health, health care and social services.  Here is a potential semester plan: 

Spring 2022 course:
- HLTH 59 (1 unit)
 
Fall 2022 courses:
- HLTH 201 (5 units)
- 1 to 3 units of elective courses (Electives can be taken any semester.  Total of 3-units required for CHW)
 
Spring 2023 courses:
- HLTH 202 (5 units)
- HLTH 203 (2 units)
- HLTH 203W (2 units, internship placement)

The CHW Program's Areas of Emphasis include:  (1) Re-Entry CHW, formerly known as Post-Prison Health Worker, (2) Youth Advocate, (3) Elder Advocate, and (4) HIV & Hepatitis Navigation, formerly known as Infectious Disease Prevention.  COVID-19 prevention topics include:  basic needs, contact tracing, vaccine information, testing locations, and financial support to quarantine programs.