This document discusses a conference on advancing nursing practice from a global perspective held in Houston, Texas in 2013. It also describes a community health worker program at Houston Community College that trains students in the core competencies of being a community health worker through classroom learning, service learning projects in the community, and a practicum experience. The goal of the program is to help students engage with communities and individuals to address health issues. The practicum is designed to provide supervised real-world experience applying the skills and knowledge gained in classroom based on 8 core competencies of the community health worker role.

1. ADVANCING THE PRACTICE OF NURSING: A GLOBAL
PERSPECTIVE
MAY 17 -18, 2013
MORRIS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
HOUSTON BAPTIST COLLEGE
HOUSTON, TEXAS
SPONSORED BY MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM, HOUSTON
BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER, ENGLAND

2. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE &
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM
A HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE: ENVISIONING EARLIER
CANCER SCREENING AND DETECTION
FOR DISPARATE POPULATIONS
ELIZABETH KELLY, PH., RN., CNS-
CH,
BC-HSP

3. A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
A NEW HEALTH CARE ROLE EMERGING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND
INCLUDED IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (AFA)
CHW ROLE - TO FACILITATOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEALTH RELATED
PROVIDERS
HEALTH IS DEFINED AS THE TOTAL HEALTH STATUS OF AN INDIVIDUAL
LIVING WITHIN A COMMUNITY
FOCUS - TO LISTEN, ENGAGE AND CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY AND/OR
INDIVIDUALS ADDRESSING HEALTH ISSUES FOR BOTH SHORT AND
LONG TERM CHANGE OUTCOMES

4. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHW PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
OPEN ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE FOR A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
PROGRAM INCLUDED WITHIN THE HUMAN SERVICES TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM (AA)
FOUR COURSES TAKEN OVER ONE SEMESTER =
160 HOURS OF STUDY AND
12 HOURS OF ACADEMIC CREDIT
ADDITIONAL 2 HOUR CREDIT FOR PRACTICUM

5. CHW CURRICULUM EMPHASIS
1) LEARNER CENTERED WITHIN
CLASSROOM LEARNING; EMPHASIZES 8 CORE
COMPETENCY SKILLS FOR THE CHW ROLE
2) SERVICE LEARNING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
3) PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING TO
LISTEN, ENGAGE AND CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY
4) PORTFOLO DEVELOPMENT
5) CLASSROOM FINAL PRESENTATION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES
FROM CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY

6. DEFINITIONS
PRACTICUM – SUPERVISED PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF PREVIOUSLY STUDIED
THEORY (MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY)
INTERNSHIP – ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
APPRENTICESHIP – ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR TRADES AND VOCATIONAL
JOBS (WIKEPEDIA)

7. PRACTICUM DEVELOPMENT
CHW PRACTICUM LEARNING EXPERIENCES BASED ON 8 CORE
COMPETENCIES THAT LEADS TO
PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LINKING LEARNING AND APPLICATION
WITH
CHW ROLE IDENTIFICATION AND
RELATIONSHIPS OF CHW TO ONN, NURSING STAFF AND BREAST
CANCER PROGRAM;
WORKFORCE OUTCOME FROM PRACTICUM