NC Community Health Worker

This course is designed to provide individuals with the required knowledge, tools, and resources to become recognized as a certified Community Health Worker (CHW) in North Carolina working in a variety of healthcare and community settings (Health Departments, Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Clinics, Faith-based Organizations, etc.). Instruction is designed to cover the nine core competencies essential to working as a certified CHW which include communication, capacity building, service coordination, interpersonal, advocacy, outreach, personal/professional skills. The knowledge base competencies will cover health and social issues that disproportionately impact clients including but not limited to chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and cancer. Some of the social issues covered will include safety, emergency preparedness, social isolation and adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Students will also learn about the changing health care landscape in North Carolina and how to work with their clients in connecting them to resources through NCCARES 360 and others. Upon completion of this training students will be eligible for listing as a NC Certified Community Health Worker. Course facilitators must complete a train-the-trainer course prior to providing certification instruction.

Please note: This class will start on Tuesday, January 6th at 5:30 pm in room L-309 on the downtown campus.

To take the course students must:

• be at least 18 years old
• have a valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID
• high school diploma or GED
• North carolina resident

The course is 106 contact hours, which includes 96 didactic hours and 10 experiential learning hours. Weekly didactic hours include 3 hours face-to-face on campus (Tuesdays 5:30 pm-8:30 pm) and 3 hours online. The 10 experiential learning hours are scheduled by the student based on their availability with guidance from the course instructor.

Textbook Information

Students will need to purchase the following textbook:

Foundations for Community Health Workers, Timothy Berthold and Darouny Somsanith editors, 3rd ed., 2024, Jossey-Bass.

Price: $230.00 (Course Fee) + $0.00 (Credit Card and Convenience Charge)
The following section fees are included in the Price:
$5.00 - CE College Access/Parking/Sec
$15.00 - CE EMT/Paramedic Liab Ins
$25.00 - CE Material Fees
$5.00 - CE Technology Fee

Date: Jan 05, 2026

Time: From 12:00 am to 12:00 am

Building: WWW

Room: cfcc.edu

Number of seats available: 17

Section: 161433

All Meetings:

* Meetings may be subject to change

This course meets at the following location:

502 N. Front St. , Wilmington NC 28401