education

Community Health Workers (CHW), Community Health Advocates (CHA), Community Health Representatives (CHR), Care Coordinators, and Promotoras de Salud (PdS) are welcome to apply for a scholarship to our program.

Included in the scholarship:

• Tuition
• Textbook
• Printed materials
• Access to Zoom Live Class Discussion Times

Please note that submission of a scholarship application does not secure your seat in an upcoming cohort, and a waitlist is currently being utilized to fill seats in our classes. Eligible applicants will be notified once a seat has been reserved in their name.

This course is designed in conjunction with the textbook “Foundations for Community Health Workers, Second Edition.” We integrate Zoom classroom discussion and service learning to help ensure that CHWs gain the practical skills needed to be successful in their roles. Read about the 12 Core Competencies covered here. 

Please note: If you have completed the Metropolitan Community College Community Health Worker Course, any of the Missouri CHW courses, OR the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County trainings, please let us know. The curriculum offered with the Kansas CHW Coalition is the same curriculum. Additionally, only individuals who work in Kansas will be accepted into the Kansas Community Health Worker Course.

Upon successful completion of the Kansas Community Health Worker Coalition (KCHWC) Core Competency Education Course, eligible applicants may go on to apply for KS CHW certification in Kansas via the education pathway.