Community Health Worker Training

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​​​Health Navigation Nebraska  
Welcome to the Nebraska Health Navigation Training Resource site.  The site is designed to provide information on health navigation courses and resources. There is a need in Nebraska to build a comprehensive and interconnected healthcare navigation system that works together with community partners and clients in order to provide services and appropriate referrals.

The Women's and Men's Health Program (WMHP) has spent the last 10 years building statewide capacity by offering Community Health Worker training when no one else was offering such training.  Due to the funding that UNMC and Creighton received over the course of the next 4 years to offer Community Health Worker Training, the WMHP has decided to go in a different direction and will offer more specific training moving forward.  Our focus will continue to evolve and change to best serve the community health worker workforce.

The contact at both UNMC and Creighton programs are: 

Errik Ejike, MPH, CPHHE Assistant Director
ErrikEjike@creighton.edu
402-280-2389
https://creighton.edu/healthsciences/cphhe


We will be posting updates on our website moving forward as new training opportunities become available. Thank you for your interest and support of community health workers.​
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Community Health Worker Resources

American Cancer Society CHW-E-Learning Module is an online course provided FREE of charge.

Think Cultural Health from the US Department of Health and Human Services is an online training for promotores working with Spanish-speaking populations. 

Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards​

Medical Homes / Primary Care Clinics

Nebraska Heal​th Departments

Health Marketplace Exchange

Medical Translators

2018 Community Health Worker Survey Summary and Highlights

Best practices:
Research to Reality
The Community Guide


EWM Training Opportunities - see the most up to date training webinars on Every Woman Matters and the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program.  Trainings include Enrollment, Screening, State Pap Plus Program, Diagnostic Enrollment and Referring Clients to the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline. 

Health Equity and Prevention Primer - web-based training series for public health practitioners and advocates interested in achieving health, safety and health equity through policy advocacy, community change, and 
multi-sector engagement.

CANCERcare.org - dedicated to providing free, professional support services including counseling, support groups, educational workshops, publications and financial assistance. 

PeerView Institute - dedicated to improving clinical competence and performance, patient outcomes and ultimately public health through the provision of continuing education (CME and professional development activities.  Credits are available FREE of charge for physicians and nurses.  Many classifications of topics are available.

American Academy of CME, Inc. - recognizes the importance of continuing education for professional development for healthcare professionals and the need to address clinical practice gaps that impact patient care.  The Academy provides certified continuing education to physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers/case managers, transplant coordinators and other healthcare professionals.

Community Health Worker Toolkit