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ForwardSPH: 2024-2026 CHW Health Screening and Coordination Skills
Health Screening & Coordination Skills are abilities CHWs use when assessing, screening, and caring for patients. These skills also describe applied medical knowledge, such as assessing blood pressure, cholesterol or blood glucose results. CHWs can develop these skills using this module and then, gain hands-on experience working with clients.
Health Screening & Coordination Skills can be hard or soft skills. Soft ones, such as communication, are important for interacting with patients and gathering enough information to screen and refer them accurately. Hard skills are more technical abilities that are specific to the CHW role, such as taking or reading vital signs or conducting screenings.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for preparing community health workers.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this module, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of measuring, monitoring, and explaining the basic clinical vital signs.
- Describe the impact of clinical indicators and measures on long-term health.
- Employ effective strategies to communicate and counsel clients on these impacts and potential lifestyle modifications.
- Identify resources that support and enhance the education on health and well-being for clients.
- Coordinate screening, measures, and outcomes with clients’ providers to facilitate patient-centered and coordinated care.
Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.
Primary Authors
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Associate Professor, Health Administration & Policy, School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Personalized Health & Well-Being, School of Health Professions
Interim Director and Clinical Executive for Health Literacy, SaferCare Texas
Director, Texas State Certified CHW/CHWI Training Program
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
CE & Assessment Department
Donnell McKenzie, MA
Program Manager
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, FNAP, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, FNAP, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Accreditation Statements
This course is certified through the Texas Department of Human Services Site #63 in partnership with the Texas Association of Promotores & Community Health Workers Site #69.
This course is certified for 5 hours.
(Knowledge Base – 5.0)
Certified Instructors:
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, CPPS, RD/LD, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC #393
Available Credit
- 5.00 Community Health Worker (CHW)
Price
Required Hardware/software
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Accessibility Statement
If you require special assistance to participate in this activity, please call (817) 735-2539 or email: register@unthsc.edu. An Equal Opportunity University.