Community Health Worker Training Program
Application for Admission

 

Thank you for your interest in the Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program! 
 

Training opportunities are available each semester at different Ohio University campuses. Please note that each training cohort includes both online classes and mandatory in-person classes. 




Spring Semester 2025 January 21-May 2nd 
[FULL - NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS]
Ohio University Southern Campus (Ironton, Ohio)
Online courses: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6pm
MANDATORY in-person classes:
Friday, January 24th, 10am-4pm
Friday, February 28th, 10am-4pm
Friday, March 21st, 10am-4pm
*This class is open to the public at no cost. All materials are provided.

Spring Semester 2025 January 21st - May 2nd
[FULL - NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS]
Ohio University Lancaster Campus (Lancaster, Ohio)
Online courses: Wednesdays and Fridays, 11am - 1pm
MANDATORY In-person classes
Friday, January 17th, 10am - 4pm
Friday, February 21st, 10am - 4pm
Friday, April 4th, 10am - 4pm
In order to be enrolled in this class, applicants must not be working as a community health worker or be university students. They must also be interested in accepting a position as a CHW after completing the course. This course includes a stipend.

Spring Semester 2025: Integrated Services for Behavioral Health, January 21st - May 2nd
*Applicants for this cohort MUST be current employees of ISBH.
Dates TBD

Summer Semester 2025 May 12th - August 15th
[FULL - NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS]
Ohio University Athens Campus
Dates TBD

Summer Semester 2025 May 12th - August 15th
[FULL - NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS]
Ohio University Dublin Campus
Online courses: Wednesdays and Fridays, 11am - 1pm
MANDATORY In-person classes
May 16th, 10am - 4pm
June 21st, 10am - 4pm
July 11th, 10am - 4pm

Summer Semester 2025: Integrated Services for Behavioral Health, May 12th - August 22th
*Applicants for this cohort MUST be current employees of ISBH.
Online courses: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am - 11am
MANDATORY In-person classes
Dates TBD, but all in-person classes will be on Thursdays.

Fall Semester 2025 August 25th - December 5th
Ohio University Zanesville Campus
Dates TBD

Fall Semester 2025 August 25th - December 5th
Ohio University Chillicothe
Dates TBD



For questions about the CHW Training Program or the application process contact:
Kerri Shaw, MSW, LISW-S, CHW
Ohio University, OHIO Alliance for Population Health
740-707-4241
shawk@ohio.edu

The application must be completed in its entirety.  Only fully completed applications will be considered for admission to the program.
 
Please read the statement below and initial to indicate you understood and accept the requirements for participation in the Ohio University Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP).
 
I attest that all of the information provided in this document is true and complete.  I understand that providing false or misleading information may result in the denial, suspension or revocation.  I attest that all the information I give the OU-CHWTP permission to verify any information or references in order to determine my qualifications.  I understand that the application and all supporting documentation become the property of the OU-CHWTP and are not returnable.  I agree to abide by the rules and regulations regarding the training and of Community Health Workers.  I will report any changes in my contact information to OU-CHWTP.  I understand that my application to the Ohio Board of Nursing to become a Certified Community Health Worker will only be approved upon successful completion of the Ohio University Community Health Worker Training Program.