Collaborative strategies that engage a community college and local hospital in the development of a new healthcare related workforce - the community health worker

1. COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY LEARNING AND
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES OFFERED AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PREPARE A NEW
WORKFORCE – THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER

2. AUTHOR: ELIZABETH KELLY, PH.D., RN., CHS-CH,
BC-HSP, CHWI
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADJUNCT
FACULTY
CO-AUTHOR: AMY S. DEUTSCH, DNP, RN., CNS,
AOCNS
SYSTEM CANCER SERVICES
MEMORIAL HERMAN HEALTH SYSTEM

3. I. INTRODUCTION
INNOVATIVE THINKING TO PREPARE A NEW
WORKFORCE

4. II. HISTORICAL BASIS FOR COMMUNITY
BASED EDUCATION
A. Oxford and Cambridge Universities
1. Extension
2. Active promoters
3. “Men of Science”
B. Education History in the United States
1. Land grant colleges
2. Community Health Worker

5. III. CURRENT COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING
ACTIVITIES
A. Importance of Service Learning
1. age of students
2. development of curriculum
3. introduction of the CHW role
B. Service Learning and Engagement in Learning

6. IV. COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHW
CURRICULUM
A. Curriculum criteria
B. Community level engagement through service
learning and practicum

7. V. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & LEARNING
PARADIGM
A. Engage learner from learner’s starting point
B. Rogers, E. (1962) five levels of decision
making for learning

8. VI. EVALUATION OF LEARNING STRATEGIES AND
ACTIVITIES
A. Engage people;
B. Provide structured opportunities to reflect;
C. Articulate clear service and learning goals;
D. Allow others to define their needs;
E. Clarify personal responsibilities;
F. Match providers and needs;
G. Expect organizational commitment;
H. Include evaluation from several sources;
I. Insure flexible time commitment for service and learning;
J. Insure commitment to program by diverse populations

9. VII. CONCLUSION
A. New CHW role development;
B. Knowledge from a variety of sources;
C. Healthier communities through participation;
D. Action planning with the community

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