Welcome to Part 2 of the Healthy Start Community Health Worker Course!

We recommend you complete all modules and units in the order they are presented below. You may complete an entire module in one visit or break the activities up into several visits.

The Healthy Start Community Healthy Worker Course Part 2 – Table of Contents below is where you will access all modules and track your progress through the course.

As a reminder, you need to be registered as a user with the Healthy Start EPIC Center online community and logged in to access the course and track your progress. The unit titles below will appear blue when you are logged in to the site. To access the unit of your choice, click the blue unit title.

Healthy Start Community Health Worker Course Part 2
Welcome to the Healthy Start Community Health Worker Course, Part 2! We recommend you complete all modules and units in the order they are presented below. You may complete an entire module in one visit or break the activities up into several visits. The Healthy Start Community Healthy Worker Course Part 2 - Table of Contents below is where you will access all modules and track your progress through the course. As a reminder, you need to register as a user with the Healthy Start EPIC Center online community to access the course and track your progress. Log in here!
Module 1 Scope of Practice & Core Values
We recommend you complete all units in the order they are presented. This will take about 2 hours. You may complete all activities in one visit or break it up into several visits.
Unit 1 Orientation
Unit 2 Introduction
Unit 3 Core Values of CHWs
Unit 4 Healthy Start CHW Scope of Practice
Unit 5 Privacy & Confidentiality
Unit 6 Handling Challenging Situations
Unit 7 Safety
Unit 8 Self-Care
Unit 9 Real World Practice
Unit 10 Go a Little Deeper
Unit 11 Wrap Up
Unit 12 Knowledge Check & Badge
Module 2 Outreach
We recommend you complete all units in the order they are presented. This will take about 2 hours. You may complete all activities in one visit or break it up into several visits.
Unit 1 Orientation
Unit 2 Introduction
Unit 3 Outreach to Individuals
Unit 4 Scenario - Outreach to an Individual
Unit 5 Outreach to Organizations
Unit 6 Scenario - Outreach to Organizations
Unit 7 Real World Practice
Unit 8 Go a Little Deeper
Unit 9 Wrap Up
Unit 10 Knowledge Check & Badge
Module 3 Participant Screening & Community Assessment
We recommend you complete all units in the order they are presented. This will take about 2 hours. You may complete all activities in one visit or break it up into several visits.
Unit 1 Orientation
Unit 2 Introduction
Unit 3 Community Assessment
Unit 4 Participant Screening
Unit 5 Webinar - Talking Participants Through the Healthy Start Screening Tools
Unit 6 Communication Tips from Healthy Start CHWs
Unit 7 Screening as Basis for Care Coordination
Unit 8 Real World Practice
Unit 9 Go a Little Deeper
Unit 10 Wrap Up
Unit 11 Knowledge Check & Badge
Module 4 Health Education
We recommend you complete all units in the order they are presented. This will take about 2 hours. You may complete all activities in one visit or break it up into several visits.
Unit 1 Orientation
Unit 2 Introduction
Unit 3 Individual Behavior
Unit 4 The Stages of Change - Apply It
Unit 5 Motivating Participants to Make a Change
Unit 6 Family, Community, & Societal Influences on Behavior
Unit 7 Social Ecological Model
Unit 8 Health Education across the Perinatal Phases
Unit 9 Communicating Effectively for Health Education
Unit 10 Scenario - Health Education
Unit 11 Health Education in Group Settings
Unit 12 Real World Practice
Unit 13 Go a Little Deeper
Unit 14 Wrap Up
Unit 15 Knowledge Check & Badge
Module 5 Care Coordination
We recommend you complete all units in the order they are presented. This will take about 2 hours. You may complete all activities in one visit or break it up into several visits.
Unit 1 Orientation
Unit 2 Introduction
Unit 3 Knowing the Local Service Network
Unit 4 Assessing Participant Needs
Unit 5 Goal Setting & Action Planning
Unit 6 Connecting Participants to Services
Unit 7 Scenario - Connection to Services
Unit 8 Following Up
Unit 9 Scenario - Following Up
Unit 10 Care Coordination Challenges
Unit 11 Real World Practice
Unit 12 Go a Little Deeper
Unit 13 Wrap Up
Unit 14 Knowledge Check & Badge
Module 6 Participant Empowerment & Community Engagement
We recommend you complete all units in the order they are presented. This will take about 2 hours. You may complete all activities in one visit or break it up into several visits.
Unit 1 Orientation
Unit 2 Introduction
Unit 3 Participant Empowerment
Unit 4 Community Engagement
Unit 5 Community Action Network
Unit 6 Real World Practice
Unit 7 Go a Little Deeper
Unit 8 Wrap Up
Unit 9 Knowledge Check & Badge