continuing education units

• HIPAA Awareness ‐ Module 1. Explains the source of HIPAA, identifies two HIPAA rules, indicates two on‐site HIPAA information sources, and identifies two violation consequences. (1047429) 
• HIPAA: Allowable Disclosures and Safeguards ‐ Module 2. Defines “minimum necessary” applicable to job and to determine correct actions, differentiates exempt disclosures from non‐exempt Protected Health Information and determine correct actions, explains correct action related to “incidental disclosure” and determination of possible PHI, and offers information transmission format scenarios. (1072478) 
• HIPAA: Right to Access and Documentation ‐ Module 3. Introduces organization HIPAA forms, discusses compliance officer, and presents scenarios for decision making. (1072486.)
• Mandated Reporter Training for Kansas – 2024. Class covers how to recognize when poverty is impacting a family; describe what to expect when calling the Kansas Protection Report Center; list allegation types for child abuse or neglect; recall steps during the initial decision; give examples of services offered by DCF; and recognize decisions made regarding child safety at different points during DCF involvement, and impact of safety factors on decisions. (1116708)
• MARC Ethics Course  
• MARC HIPAA Protection: It’s our responsibility
• Webinar: Missouri Mandated Reporting and HIPAA Training

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• Webinar: Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Oral Health Education for the CHW (CEU: 1.5)

• Webinar: SNAP-Education & EFNEP Information (CEU: 1.0) 

• Webinar: Breastfeeding Education with Stephanne Rupnicki (CEU: 1.0)

• Webinar: COVID-19 & CHWs – Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy by Dr. Ximena Garcia (CEU: 1.0)

• Webinar: Introduction to Mediterranean & DASH Diets for CHWs (CEU: 1.0)

• Webinar: HALT Diabetes (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Motivational Interviewing (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Working with People Experiencing Language Barriers (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: CHW: Long-COVID (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Cultural Humility & Anti-Racism (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Trauma-Informed Care 1 (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Trauma-Informed Care 2 (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Trauma-Informed Care 3 (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Trauma-Informed Care 4 (CEU: 1.0) 

• Module: Spreading HOPE (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: CHW Voter Engagement (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Client-Centered Reproductive Counseling (UMHMF) (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Mental Health Resources (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Diabetes Prevention Program & Heart Healthy Ambassadors (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Housing and Rental Assistance in Kansas (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Childhood Injury Prevention (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Practicing Self-Compassion (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Essentials for Childhood (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Supporting Perinatal Mental Health (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Home Energy Efficiency and Health (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Increasing Access to Digital Resources (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Ages and Stages Questionnaires (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Child Care Aware of Kansas (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Advocacy 101 (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Increasing Understanding of US Systems (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Working with Undocumented Clients (CEU: 1.0)

• Module: Sexual Violence Prevention & Education (CEU: 1.0)

Kansas Community Health Worker: Core Competencies. Provides basic information to community health workers. (1080930) 

Cultural Competency

• Health in 3D: Diversity, Disparities and Social Determinants of Health. Presents diversity, disparities, and social determinants that apply to public health services and stories from Kansans. (1063291) 
• Cultural Competency, Module I. Introduces cultural competency, the difference between ethnicity and race, relevance to public health professionals, and models. (1010194) 
• Cultural Competency, Module II. Covers specific health behaviors and characteristics of different racial and ethnic groups, service delivery, and cultural competencies. (1010197) 

HIPPA

• HIPAA Awareness ‐ Module 1. Explains the source of HIPAA, identifies two HIPAA rules, indicates two on‐site HIPAA information sources, and identifies two violation consequences. (1047429) 
• HIPAA: Allowable Disclosures and Safeguards ‐ Module 2. Defines “minimum necessary” applicable to job and to determine correct actions, differentiates exempt disclosures from non‐exempt Protected Health Information and determine correct actions, explains correct action related to “incidental disclosure” and determination of possible PHI, and offers information transmission format scenarios. (1072478) 
• HIPAA: Right to Access and Documentation ‐ Module 3. Introduces organization HIPAA forms, discusses compliance officer, and presents scenarios for decision making. (1072486.) 

Home Visitor Training

• Basic Home Visitor Training. Provides home visitors with the instruction on self‐care, setting boundaries, ethics in working with families, communicating with families and staff, and eligibility to enroll in the two‐day, face‐to‐face course to complete the training. (1043474) 
• Basic Home Visitor Training: Module 1‐Basic Home Visiting. Gives a basic overview of what a professional home visitor needs to know and understand prior to going into the homes of the families they serve. (1043474) 

Healthcare

• Safety in Healthcare Settings 
• Interpreting Basics: An Introduction to Healthcare and Social Services Interpreting. Introduces potential community interpreters to basic interpreting concepts and the Interpreters’ Code of Ethics. (1037207) 
• Understanding the Mental Health System in Kansas. Describes two ways mental health issues impact Kansas communities; identifies key stakeholders in the mental health system; and recognizes potential partnerships between public health and mental health. (1075653) 
• Mandated Reporter Training for Kansas – 2024. Class covers how to recognize when poverty is impacting a family; describe what to expect when calling the Kansas Protection Report Center; list allegation types for child abuse or neglect; recall steps during the initial decision; give examples of services offered by DCF; and recognize decisions made regarding child safety at different points during DCF involvement, and impact of safety factors on decisions. (1116708)
• Emergency Preparedness for Community Health Workers (CHWs)
• Make Your Free Throws: Self‐Care and Stress Management for Busy Public Health Professionals. Identifies five ways to improve self‐care; offers three stress reduction strategies; and evaluates ethical decision‐making frameworks to better cope with stress. (1074203) 
• Sex Trafficking in Kansas: What You Need to Know. Describes sex trafficking in Kansas, its signs, and actions to take. (1081006) 

Understanding Health Conditions

• Long COVID. Two physicians describe Long COVID syndrome, its current treatment, and research needs. (1096597) 
• Understanding Asthma. Presents symptoms, triggers, and emergency signs of asthma and discusses recommended medication types and emergency responses. (1089352) 
• Breastfeeding Challenges. Identifies consequences of unresolved breastfeeding issues such as engorgement, plugged ducts, sore nipples, and low milk production; describes strategies mothers can use to address them; and names situations in which referrals are needed. (1029361) 
• High Blood Pressure. Describes the treatment and control methods for high blood pressure, explains high blood pressure, and describes how it is measured. (1080931) 
• Los Promotores de Salud: Presión Arterial Alta (Health Promotion: High Blood Pressure). Describes the treatment and control methods for high blood pressure, explains high blood pressure, and describes how it is measured. Spanish. (1080933) 
• Diabetes. Provides a brief overview of diabetes and highlights management details so Community Health Workers can better assist their patients and clients. (1080932) 
• Introduccion a la Diabetes (Introduction to Diabetes). Provides a brief summary of diabetes and ways to control it. (1080928) 

• Webinar: Strategies for Reimbursement for Community Health Workers (CEU: 1.5)

• Government Training Institute | MARC

• HIPAA Protection: It’s our responsibility

• MARC Ethics Course

Please contact KSCommunityHealthWorkers@gmail.com to be granted access to GTI.

To access the reference guide for your GTI online account, click here.

• Webinar: Missouri Mandated Reporting and HIPAA Training

• Webinar: Missouri COVID-19 (Instructions on how to set up an account can be found here: Canvas Registration Instructions)

• Preparing for the Unknown: A Community Health Worker’s Guide to Pandemic Preparedness – As a result of this training, you will be able to define and understand pandemics, describe the role of Community Health Workers during the pandemic response, and develop a Pandemic Preparedness plan.

• Part 1: Define and Understand Pandemics (12 minutes)
• Part 2: Describe the roles that Community Health Workers play during a pandemic response. (10 minutes)
• Part 3: Develop a Pandemic Preparedness plan (20 minutes)

• Understanding Diabetes: A Training for Community Health Worker – As a result of this training, you will be able to define types, symptoms and complications of diabetes; identify risk factors for diabetes; explain how a Community Health Worker (CHW) can support the prevention or delay of Type 2 diabetes in clients; explain how a CHW can assist clients in self-management of diabetes; and understand how COVID_19 can affect clients with diabetes and other chronic diseases.

• Part 1: What is diabetes? (13 minutes)
• Part 2: What are the risk factors of diabetes? (19 minutes)
• Part 3: How is diabetes managed? (8 minutes)

• Understanding Hypertension: Training for Community Health Workers – As a result of this training, you will be able to define hypertension, along with the associated risk factors, signs and symptoms; explain what blood pressure readings mean; understand how hypertension is diagnosed, treated, and the importance of compliance with treatment; describe the role of CHWs in the prevention and treatment of hypertension; and recognize how COVID-19 impacts those with hypertension.

• Part 1: Define hypertension and explain blood pressure readings. (15 minutes)
• Part 2: Understand how hypertension is diagnosed, and treated and the importance of compliance with treatment. (15 minutes)
• Part 3: Describe the role of Community Health Workers in the prevention and treatment of hypertension, and recognize how COVID-19 impacts those with hypertension. (10 minutes)

• The Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence: A Healthcare Approach – This course will help Community Healthcare Workers design a comprehensive strategy for preventing violence in their own communities. Participants will learn the history of oppression and social norms that contribute to violence; the public health approach; and the social-ecological model for violence prevention. Innovative partnerships like this will make health care more accessible to survivors when they need it most.

• MOCADSV Online Advocacy Course