The Community Health Worker (CHW) training programs listed below are accredited by the Maryland Department of Health:
- Access Community Health Workers Training
- Accreditation Period: October 1, 2018 - July 23, 2026
- Access Community Health Workers Training
- Emphasis: LGBTQ Curriculum
- Accreditation Period: October 3, 2022 - October 3, 2025
- Language options: English and Spanish
- Addresses:
- 614 Eastern Shore Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804
- 3611 43rd Avenue, Brentwood, MD 20722
- Contact Name: Bettye Muwwakkil, PhD, Executive Director
- Contact information: bettye@awpli.org, 240-264-0878
- CHW Certification Training Program
- Accreditation Period: March 6, 2020 - July 23, 2026
- Address: 45 E. All Saints Street, Frederick, MD 21701
- Contact Name: Vanda Yamkovenko, CHW Program Coordinator
- Contact information: vyamkovenko@aacfmd.org, 301-694-3355
NOTE: Grants are available for students enrolled in SNAP.
- Baltimore City Community College Community Health Worker
- Accreditation Period: April 22, 2021 - April 22, 2027
- Address: 2901 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 21215
- Contact Name: Chavon L. Robinson, RN, BSN; Lead Instructor, Nurse Manager Workforce Development & Continuing Education
- Contact information: crobinson1@bccc.edu, 410-986-3212
NOTE: Grant/scholarship/stipend opportunities for students: College of Southern Maryland Foundation funds/scholarships, approval for other scholarships forth coming.
- Community Health Worker Certification Program
- Accreditation Period: January 12, 2024 - January 11, 2027
- Address: 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata, Maryland 20646
- Contact Name: Laura Thayer, Program Manager
- Contact information: lathayer1@csmd.edu; 301-934-7581
- Community Health Worker
- Accreditation Period: August 19, 2021 - August 19, 2027
- Address: CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd, E.ECHP 305D, Baltimore, Maryland 21237
- Contact Name: Katie York, Program Coordinator
- Contact information: kyork@ccbcmd.edu, 443-840-1152
- Jordan Community Health Worker Training Program
- Emphasis: Peer Recovery
- Accreditation Period: November 21, 2022 - November 21, 2025
- Address: 12138 Central Avenue, #878, Mitchellville, MD 20721
- Contact Name: Masica Jordan
- Contact information: info@jordanpeerrecovery.com, 1-888-633-5778
NOTE: Different scholarships are available depending on grant funds awarded.
- Heritage Care Inc. CHW Program
- Accreditation Period: May 13, 2021 - May 13, 2027
- Language options: English and Spanish
- Address: 4922 LaSalle Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782
- Contact Name: Aaron Sydor
- Contact information: asydor@heritagecare.org, 301-864-2333 ext. 1167
- CHW/Public Health Program
- Accreditation Period: February 18, 2022 - February 18, 2025
- Address: 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044
- Contact Name: Monica Lewis, MS
- Contact information: mlewis3@howardcc.edu, 443-518-4369
Institute for Public Health InnovationNOTE: Grant, scholarship, and stipend opportunities are available.
- IPHI Community Health Worker Core Skills Training Program
NOTE: The HCGH CHW Training program will be offered at no cost to students due to grant funding. Those interested can inquire by sending an email to: HCGH_CHWTraining@jhmi.edu
- Howard County General Hospital Community Health Worker Training Program
- Maryland AHEC CHW Training Program
- Accreditation Period: October 1, 2018 - August 3, 2026
- Teaching assistants available: Arabic, Korean, and Spanish
- Locations:
- Contact Name: Allison Robinson, Associate Program Director
- Address: 29 S. Paca Street, Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21201
- Contact information: arobinson@som.umaryland.edu, 667-214-1877
- Montgomery College CHW Certificate Program
- Accreditation Period: May 2, 2022 - May 2, 2025
- Address: Germantown Campus, 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876
- Contact Name: Kimberly Driver
- Contact Information: kimberly.driver@montgomerycollege.edu, 240-567-7725
- Vias de la Salud Health Promoters Training Program
- Mosaic Group Community Health Worker Training (Generalist) Program
- Accreditation Period: July 27, 2021 - July 27, 2027
- Contact Name: Krystal Billups
- Contact information: kbillups@groupmosaic.com, 443-509-9930
- Mosaic Group Peer Recovery Health Navigator Training
- Accreditation Period: August 21, 2024 - August 20, 2027
- Address: 1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 313, Towson, MD 21204
- Contact Name: Krystal Billups
- Contact Information: training@groupmosaic.com, 443-509-9930
- Community Health Worker Training
- Accreditation Period: February 25, 2022 - February 25, 2025
- Address: 301 Largo Road, Largo, MD 20774
- Contact Name: Karen Ferrigon
- Contact Information: kferrigo@pgcc.edu, 301-546-0795
Sisters Together and Reaching, Inc. (STAR)- Art of Healthcare
- Accreditation Period: August 14, 2023 - August 13, 2026
- Address: 901 N. Milton Avenue, Suite 260, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Contact Name: Randi Woods, MBA, MS, RN, Executive Director
- Contact Information: rwoods@sisterstogetherandreaching.org, 443-963-1347 (office)
NOTE: Grant/scholarship/stipend opportunities for students will be shared on a case-to-case basis.
- Community Health Worker Training
NOTE: Various funding opportunities are available for qualifying applicants.
- Voices of Hope Community Health Worker Training Program
- Community Health Worker 101
- Accreditation Period: August 6, 2019 - July 23, 2026
- Address: 535 E. Franklin Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Contact Name: Kim Presgraves
- Contact information: ktorsiello@wccoaging.org, 301-790-0275 ext. 231
Last update: September 9, 2024