CHEC Comprehensive Outreach Education Certificate Program (COEC)

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COEC Program is a two-part training program (7 core sessions and 7 health modules) that introduces
Community Health Workers to a way of understanding health problems from a public health perspective. The training
encourages you to become proficient on a variety of health issues affecting diverse communities. The trainings emphasize
three skills needed to do effective outreach: interventions such as conducting educational sessions at community sites and
to various cultural groups, expanding proficiency in providing information and referrals on a range of health topics, and
shaping health messages using each community’s language and cultural traditions.