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Community Health Workers (CHW) are important frontline public health workers who are trusted members of, or have a close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the CHW to serve as a liaison between health, social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. A Community Health Worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy. Are you ready to improve access to care by building bridges between health and social services to the community?

If so, this program is for you. Join ICC Corporate and Community Education for this 6 week certification course, held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Included is 12 sessions of live online instruction and discussion on the following competencies:

• The primary role of the CHW

• The role CHW's have in public health & healthcare

• Ethics in public health and healthcare

• Cultural competence

• Client & community assessment

• Health education for behavior change

• Outreach strategies for CHW's

• Supporting the client & health systems navigation

• Individual & community capacity building & motivation

• Participatory methods in community research

• Impact of chronic Illness

• CHW role in home visitation

Community Health Workers (CHW) are important frontline public health workers who are trusted members of, or have a close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the CHW to serve as a liaison between health, social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. A Community Health Worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy. Are you ready to improve access to care by building bridges between health and social services to the community?

If so, this program is for you. Join ICC Corporate and Community Education for this 6 week certification course, held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Included is 12 sessions of live online instruction and discussion on the following competencies:

• The primary role of the CHW

• The role CHW's have in public health & healthcare

• Ethics in public health and healthcare

• Cultural competence

• Client & community assessment

• Health education for behavior change

• Outreach strategies for CHW's

• Supporting the client & health systems navigation

• Individual & community capacity building & motivation

• Participatory methods in community research

• Impact of chronic Illness

• CHW role in home visitation

The American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course? The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

ICC Health Career students should NOT register for this class.

What does this course teach? First aid basics, medical/injury emergencies, environmental emergencies, preventing illness and injury, adult CPR and AED use, and opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies. Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR.

Mental Health First Aid is an empirically-backed public education and prevention tool – it improves the public’s knowledge of mental health and connects people with care. Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, Mental Health First Aid provides mental health crisis intervention until professional treatment is obtained or the crisis resolves. Mental Health First Aid trainees include school personnel, law enforcement, faith-based communities, hospital and nursing home staff, families and young people. Trainees go through an 8-hour training program that teaches them a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement appropriate interventions, and secure appropriate care. Trainees also learn risk factors and warning signs of mental illness and about available mental health treatments. Upon completion, participants better understand the impact mental illness has on a person, their family and communities. All 8 hours must be attended to receive the Mental Health First Aid Certification.

This class is for Healthcare Professionals only.  Not in Healthcare? Please check out our Cannabis Conversations for the Consumer.

In this class, we will discuss the history of cannabis medicine, the endocannabinoid system, cannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoids. What role healthcare professionals play, while never placing your license at risk. We will debunk the myths around cannabis, discuss dosing, the dispensary's role, and the patient’s responsibilities.

Objectives: Describe the Illinois Medical Cannabis Program and Approved Diagnosis. Evidence for treating patient conditions with medical cannabis. Pharmacology of cannabis and it’s effects on the Endocannabinoid System. The role of the healthcare provider, the dispensary, and the patient.