Presenter Disclosure Information

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Presenter Disclosure Information

• In compliance with the accrediting board
  policies, the American Diabetes Association
  requires the following disclosure to the
  participants
• NAME OF PRESENTERS
• Isa Covio MEd, MSSW
• Christina Brito-Cavarrubio
• Genobeva Martinez
• Sister Phylis Peters, MSN
• Otila Garcia
• Disclosed no conflict of interest

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Texas Department of State Health Services

• April 3, 2009
• Austin, TX
• Training and Certification of Promotores or
  Community Health Workers in Texas

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Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training
and Certification Program
Programa para Capacitación y Certificación del
Promotor(a) o Trabajador(a) Comunitario de Salud
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Presenter Disclosure Information

• In compliance with the accrediting board
  policies, the American Diabetes Association
  requires the following disclosure to the
  participants
• Isa Covio
• Disclosed no conflict of interest

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Definition of Promotor(a)or Community Health
Worker

• A lay member of the community who
• Works either for pay or as a volunteer
• Is associated with the local health care system
  in both urban and rural settings and,
• Shares ethnicity, language and socioeconomic
  status with the community members s/he serves.
• Source Regional Center for Health Workforce
  Studies of The University of Texas Health Science
  Center at San Antonio

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Key Activities of Promotor(a) or Community
Health Worker

• Provide culturally appropriate health education
  and information
• Assist people in receiving the health services
  they need.
• Advocate for individual and community health
  needs.
• Build individual and community capacity in
  addressing health issues.
• Create more effective linkages between
  communities and the health care system.

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Legislative Mandates

• 77th Texas Legislature, May 2001
• Senate Bill 1051
• Senate Bill 751
• Types of Certification
• CHWs
• Instructors
• Training Institutions

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CHW Certification

• Two ways to certify
• Experience
• Training
• Recertification
• 20 CEUs

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Competency Areas

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Service Coordination skills
• Capacity-Building skills
• Advocacy skills
• Teaching skills
• Organizational skills
• Knowledge base on specific health issues

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Example of Diabetes Prevention Training for a
Community Health Worker

• Harris County Hospital District
• Common types of diabetes
• Risk factors for developing diabetes.
• Signs and symptoms of diabetes
• Diabetes prevention

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Certified Community Health Workers by Age
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Certified Community Health Workersby Gender
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Certified Community Health Workers by Ethnicity
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Educational Level of Certified Community Health
Workers
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Employment Status of Certified Community Health
Workers
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Certified Community Health Workers by County
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Community Health Worker Training and
Certification ProgramContact Information

• Isa Covio, Program Administrator
• Beatrice Smith, Administrative Assistant
• 512/458-7518
• CHW_at_dshs.state.tx.us
• www.dshs.state.tx.us/chpr/chw/default.shtm