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UTHealthSPHx: CC1 Community Engagement & Cultural Competence

Community Engagement & Cultural Competence


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Welcome to this course on Cultural Competence and Community Engagement

This course is designed for community health workers serving diverse populations. Cultural Competence and Community Engagement are the basis of any intervention at the community level. Eliminating health disparities for minorities could reduce direct medical care costs by billions of dollars and reduce indirect costs associated with illness and premature death. Through this course, community health workers and healthcare professionals will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the functioning of unique and culturally rich communities and serve them better.

Through this course, community health workers and healthcare professionals will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the functioning of unique and culturally rich communities and serve them better. This training will help you develop a broader skill set to ensure better health for all members of our community. These training topics play a big role in a community setting and our guest speakers, community organizers serving in the field, have some interesting insights to give on this subject.

The following objectives will be covered under this training module:

Define Cultural Competency

Outline the need for cultural competency in healthcare

Design an approach to increase cultural competency in a community setting

Justify the role of cultural competence in community engagement

Requirements

This course has no prerequisites. Read the course content, watch course videos, and answer the questions in the course to test your knowledge of Cultural Competence and Community Engagement before you go out into your communities to provide improved healthcare access to all.

This course is brought to you by the Maternal Child Health Training Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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MCH Training Program

The purpose of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program is to strengthen the capacity of the rural public health work force to meet the diverse needs of MCH populations via accessible and customized public health education and training. The program is designed to enhance the core public health practice with an explicit focus on an MCH-specific professional identity.

Frequently Asked Questions

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See our list of supported browsers for the most up-to-date information.

Is this course DSHS certified for CHW continuing education?

Yes. It counts for 1.5 credit hours.

Can I receive a certificate of completion?

Yes! Please email mch@uth.tmc.edu and ask for a certificate of completion for Community Engagement. They will check to ensure you passed the course with a grade of 80% or more, and then provide a certificate via email.

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  1. Course Number

    CC1

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