Community Health Workers

What Community Health Workers do

Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.

• Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
• Identify or contact members of high-risk or otherwise targeted groups, such as members of minority populations, low-income populations, or pregnant women.

Industry Areas:

Health Care • Retail Sales and Services

Training Program Areas:

Counseling & Psychiatric Assistant • Human Services • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse • OCT-Only Health Care • OCT-Only Retail Sales & Service