CHW training offered in Spanish this fall

Aug 19, 2024
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For the first time, training for Community Health Workers (CHWs) will be offered in Spanish in the KC metro area.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) collaborated to translate and offer the CHW core curriculum training using 100% Spanish materials and facilitation. All Spanish-speaking CHWs who wish to complete the CHW curriculum are encouraged to enroll in this unique course offering.  

“It has been an incredible and rewarding experience to collaborate with a supportive team to translate and culturally adapt the CHW curriculum into Spanish, providing students with all supplemental curriculum material in Spanish. This will mark the inaugural of a cohort conducted entirely in Spanish, with all the training materials available in Spanish to enable students to actively participate in a Spanish-only environment.”

Crystal Rodriguez, KDHE program manager for Community Health Workers

The Spanish language course and material will remove the language barrier to allow CHW students who wish to complete the training in Spanish to continue building individual and community capacity. The newly created, 100-hour Spanish CHW training program is a crucial step towards making health care more accessible and inclusive. 

The course is free, but registration in required. Trainings will be held in person on Saturdays beginning Sept. 7 through Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the MARC Conference Center. Space is limited. For questions regarding the program and registration, contact CHWinfo@marc.org. 

Leadership and support for this project was provided by the Kansas Community Health Worker Coalition (KSCHW), and the University of Kansas Medical Center and Juntos Center for Latino Health provided translation services for the materials. 

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