If you are already trained as a health educator or community health worker (or Promotoras de Salud), or if you have no prior training and you want to learn how to promote health in your faith community, we can help. This course is for lay people, health professionals, and clergy members to start or support health ministries. You will learn about a wide variety of common health issues, how to provide health support, connect people to resources, and how to help your faith community members improve their health.This course will help prepare the Congregational Health Promoter (CHP) for health promotion activities in congregational settings. The course will focus on aspects of supporting healthy living, helping congregants learn about managing chronic illnesses, facilitating prenatal and well-baby education, addressing mental health needs, nutrition, and connecting to resources.
As this is a self-paced course, we will not be managing an active Discussion Forum through the course.
