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What is the CHW Academy?  The Community Health Worker Academy at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU)  aims to be a center for the development and implementation of training/evaluation of CHWs for clinical settings, scholarship on CHWs and policy/ advocacy in the CHW arena.   What is included in  the CHW Academy training ?  The Academy training training  includes:  CHW core education,  Continuing education,  and soon, organiza …Read more about Frequently Asked Questions

Staff Sheba George | PhD Director of the CHW Academy, is professor in the Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. She is course director of the “Medicine and Society” Longitudinal Pre-Clerkship Course in the CDU College of Medicine. She is Program Director of the CDU Health Careers Opportunity (HCOP) Pipeline Program. Hector Balcazar | PhD, MS Co-Founder and former Director of the CHW Academy, was also Dean of the Colle …Read more about People of the Academy

The 2024 CDU Commencement Ceremony will take place at Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College (16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506) Area Map: Campus Closeup: Check back here soon for specific parking directions and maps. Section Navigation CommencementDirections & Parking Family & Guest Info Related Events Event Guidelines FAQs Services for CDU Students Academic Support Career Services Health & Wellness Explore Student Services

External CHW Resources Policy and Training Resources CHW Core Consensus Project Foundations for Community Health Workers, 2nd Edition & Training Guide Video: What is a CHW? Common indicators website HCAI update National and Local Advocacy Organizations National Association of Community Health Workers: NACHW Community Health Workers – American Public Health Association Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance Section Navigation ResearchResearch Administration Research Centers Toggle su …Read more about CHW Resources

Curricula, Training, and Internship Conceptual Approach for Curricular Development  Our conceptual approach for our core curricular development has included several innovative features: a foundational consultation process with CHW national experts to inform our curricular development approach, process, and content; the utilization of the CHW Consensus Project (C3 Project) to provide curricular standards and guide learning objectives; integration of three key stakeholder …Read more about Curricula, Training, and Internship

The Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence (BMHCE) hosted a special event to unveil the Black Maternal Health Library Collection now available in the CDU Health Science’s Library. The collection comprises 100 books intended to enlighten and empower readers. Some of the books include All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks, Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins, and Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Health by Linda Villarosa.. “The library collection is more th …Read more about Empowering Knowledge: CDU Unveils New Black Maternal Health Library Collection