HLTH 0109 — Community Health Worker II
is the second 36 hours of the 72 hours program. Community health workers are lay members of communities who work in association with local healthcare systems, academic institutions, health departments, and community-based organizations. They typically share the ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and life experiences of the community members they serve. Their primary function is to serve as liaisons between the community and the health care system and/or resources within the community.