Community Wellness Advocate Certificate Program
A Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) is a lay health educator who completes a year-long basic health promotion training program, with the option of receiving a certificate upon completion of the 30-credit CWA university program.
The program teaches students to successfully implement health promotion
and health education activities in their community. It is ideal for
village health and human service workers, such as Community Health
Aides, Community Health Representatives, and others who want to help
make a difference in the health of their community. CWA is an
innovative distance-delivered program offered state-wide in cooperation
with the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. Students in the
program have the opportunity to earn a UAS CWA Certificate.
Program Details
How it Works:
- Three courses are taught over one academic year with weekly audio-conference classes.
- There are weekly assignments and 2-3 projects per course, and a final
exam at the end of each course. Credits earned may be applied to the
CWA certification program or other degree programs.
- HS 125 and HS 202 require a one week residency on the UAS Sitka campus.
- Students need access to the Internet.
What You'll Learn:
- Basic information on public health and the health issues important to Alaskans.
- Changing individual behavior.
- Teaching methods.
- The building blocks of group and community health education.
Financial Aid
- For information on financial aid availability, contact the advising
office at UAS Sitka Campus: (907) 747-7703 or stop by to talk to an
advisor.
- Funding for eligible students may also be available through Native Health Corporations or Tribal Wellness Program.
Download informational brochures:
CWA Certificate Program (PDF | 249 KB)
Community Nutrition Specialist (PDF | 179 KB)
Injury Prevention & Public Health (PDF | 229 KB)
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
(2008-2009 CATALOG)
| Minimum Credit Hours |
32 |
| General Requirements |
8 |
| Written Communication Skills |
| ENG |
S110 |
Introduction to College Writing |
4 |
| Oral Communication Skills |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) |
| COMM |
S111 |
Fundamentals of Oral Communication* |
3 |
| COMM |
S235 |
Small Group Communication and Team Building* |
3 |
| COMM |
S237 |
Interpersonal Communcation* |
3 |
| COMM |
S241 |
Public Speaking* |
3 |
| *Grade of C or better |
| Computer Skills |
| CIOS |
S105 |
Computer Literacy |
3 |
| Program Requirements |
12 |
| HS |
S125 |
Public Health and Health Promotion |
4 |
| HS |
S126 |
Health Promotion through Behavior Change |
4 |
| HS |
S202 |
Community Health Promotion |
4 |
| Select one specialty track: |
| Nutrition Specialty Track |
10 |
| HS |
S127 |
Basic Nutrition and the Life Cycle |
3 |
| HS |
S128 |
Food Safety and Preservation |
1 |
| HS |
S204 |
Introduction to Nutrition Education |
3 |
| HS |
S294 |
Nutrition Education Practicum |
3 |
| Injury Prevention Specialty Track |
10 |
| HS |
S130 |
Public Health and Injury Prevention |
3 |
| HS |
S131 |
Role of Data in Injury Prevention |
3 |
| HS |
S132 |
Managing Injury Prevention Programs |
4 |
Contact Information
|
Faculty:
Doug Osborne
|
Faculty:
Lisa Sadleir-Hart
|
For program information contact Lisa Sadleir-Hart, Program Coordinator, 907-966-8735 or email: lisa.sadleir-hart@searhc.org
To register:
University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus, CWA Program,
Cheryl Stromme at 907-747-9473 or 1-800-478-6653, ext. 9473
email: cheryl.stromme@uas.alaska.edu
