Community Health Worker
Turn your commitment to helping others into skills that can make a difference in your community. Our online Community Health Worker certificate prepares you to connect people with health and social services, provide community health education, support preventive health and wellness, and advocate for healthier communities. You’ll build practical skills in health equity, patient navigation, communication, and the social determinants of health, then apply what you learn through supervised fieldwork. The 24-credit certificate can also provide a pathway toward our B.S. in Public Health.
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Program Overview
Certificate in Community Health Worker
Next term starts
Spring 2027
Ready to Apply?
The deadline for the Spring 2027 term is December 4. How to Apply
Build Skills That Strengthen Communities
What you’ll learn
- Promote health, wellness, and health equity
- Build trust across diverse communities
- Connect people with essential resources
- Deliver culturally responsive health education
Make Community Health Your Career
Explore community health careers where you can connect people with resources, promote healthier choices, and help improve access to care.
- Entrepreneurial Consultant
- Community Health Worker
- Health Education Specialist
- Patient Navigator
- Community Outreach Worker
- Health and Social Services Advocate
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Advance Your Career With a Community Health Worker Certificate
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Check for Prior Learning Credits
Put your past experience toward your degree. Use transfer credits, work experience, or life skills to get a head start, save money, and earn your degree faster.
Apply for This Program
Make sure you have all the admissions requirements and complete your application to be ready for our next term!
Next start term
Spring 2027
Deadline to apply
December 4
Start Your Certificate
as soon as January 11, 2027.
FAQ
A Community Health Worker certificate prepares you to help people navigate health and social services, understand health information, access preventive care, and address barriers to better health. Our program also develops skills in communication, health equity, community health education, and culturally responsive support.
Yes. Our 24-credit Community Health Worker certificate is designed so coursework can be completed 100% through online learning. The program also includes supervised fieldwork in an approved community-based, public health, or healthcare setting, giving you an opportunity to apply what you learn in a real-world environment.
You’ll learn how to provide community health education, promote preventive health and wellness, build relationships with diverse populations, address social determinants of health, connect people with health and social-service resources, and collaborate with healthcare teams.
The certificate prepares you for Community Health Worker roles that connect communities with healthcare and social resources and support health education, outreach, advocacy, and preventive care. The program proposal cites New York State Department of Labor projections showing strong statewide demand for Community Health Workers.
Interested in the Community Health Worker certificate?