Training Center
About Us
Background
In 2015, Dr. Daniel Price started the Initiative after his close work with the community and after noticing community members' lack of trust in the health care system. The UH Community Health Workers Initiative has taken the lead in building community capacity through trust and advocacy as a network of community health workers, undergraduates, faculty, and staff.
Initiative Overview:
- The Training Center within the Community Health Workers Initiative (CHWI) is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to provide the 160-hour certification course required to be certified as CHW in the State of Texas.
- The University of Houston CHW Training Center is also approved to provide continuing education hours toward the renewal for CHW and CHW Instructors. Spanish continuing education hours are also available.
- By Summer 2022, the CHW Training Center will have over 405 certified new CHWs since beginning in 2018.
Fondo
En 2015, el Dr. Daniel Price comenzó la Iniciativa después de su trabajo cercano con la comunidad y después de notar la falta de confianza de los miembros de la comunidad en el sistema de atención médica. La Iniciativa de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios de la UH ha tomado la iniciativa en el desarrollo de la capacidad de la comunidad a través de la confianza y la defensa como una red de trabajadores de salud comunitarios, estudiantes universitarios, profesores y personal.
Descripción general de la iniciativa:
- El Centro de Capacitación dentro de la Iniciativa de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios (CHWI) está aprobado por el Departamento Estatal de Servicios de Salud de Texas (DSHS) para brindar el curso de certificación de 160 horas requerido para obtener la certificación como CHW en el Estado de Texas.
- El Centro de capacitación de CHW de la Universidad de Houston también está aprobado para proporcionar horas de educación continua hacia la renovación de CHW e instructores de CHW. Las horas de educación continua en español también están disponibles.
- Para el verano de 2022, el Centro de Capacitación de CHW tendrá más de 405 nuevos CHW certificados desde que comenzó en 2018.
Spring 2024 graduation
Spring 2024 Commencement Speaker:
Rohish comes to HCPH most recently from the Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) where he served as the Legislative Policy and External Affairs officer, and previously Public Information Officer. As Legislative Policy and External Affairs Officer, he was responsible for planning and implementing both externally facing (e.g., government relations, policy development, political advocacy) and internally focused programs that impact health policy. In his role as Public Information Officer, Rohish led media relations and served as spokesperson for both DHS and Sonoma County. He has extensive experience working in the Incident Command Structure (ICS), and led communication efforts during emergencies, including wildfire and the COVID-19 pandemic response. Rohish has 10 years of experience in public sector health communications and community engagement. He was previously an Assistant Information Officer for the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), which oversees 12 departments and five offices that provide a range of health care services, social services, mental health services, alcohol and drug services, income assistance, and public health services. Prior to his CHHS experience, Rohish worked at Xerox State Healthcare, California’s Medicaid services contractor, as an editor and content analyst. Rohish received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from San Francisco State University and his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from California State University, Northridge.
Rohish Lal
Director - Office of Communications, Education, and Engagement
Director - Office of Communications, Education, and Engagement
Thank you for attending the Spring 2024 CHWI Graduation. Pictures will be coming soon.
Past Graduations
2023 Fall Graduation
We are thrilled to announce that this past fall, we celebrated the graduation of 90 exceptional students. It is with great pride that we acknowledge their hard work and dedication, and we wish them success in their future endeavors. Our graduates have proven themselves in both our on-site location, CFC, and our online platform.We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed commencement speaker, María L. De León, MD. Dr. De León is a fellowship trained movement disorder specialist as well as an avid research advocate. Over the last two decades, she has spent most of it her time championing women’s issues and setting ground for understanding gender differences in neurological diseases, particularly that of Parkinson's. Maria has been instrumental in the development of “Women and PD initiative” and she is the award-winning author of “Parkinson’s Diva.” Part of her advocacy work is also attempting to decrease the disparity in healthcare treatment among minorities work as a Parkinson’s Research Advocates, collaborating with the MRCT Center to establish a guide on “diversity for clinical trials” for NIH. She was part of the PD Foundation PDGENEration Hispanic Advisory Board and has worked with MJFox public policy forum for more than a decade winning the Public Policy Award in 2021. Her inspiring words and valuable insights left a lasting impact on our graduates, and we were honored to have had her as our speaker.
We would also like to take a moment to express our gratitude to all the family and friends who have supported our graduates throughout their educational journey. Your unwavering encouragement, love, and guidance have played an integral role in their success. We recognize and appreciate the sacrifices you have made to help them achieve their goals.Once again, congratulations to our graduating students, and thank you to everyone who has contributed to their success. We are proud to have such a supportive community that values education and the growth of our students.2023 Spring Graduation
In Spring 2023 we graduated 63 new Community Health Worker students from our on-site location, CFC, and our online platform. We also would like to thank our commencement speaker, Denise A Hernandez, Ph.D. MPH, CHWI who is the Executive Director of the DFW Community Health Worker Initiative and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Information. Congratulations graduates!
2022 Graduation
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHW GRADUATES
FELICIDADES A NUESTROS GRADUADOS DE CHW