This resource was developed to help healthcare agencies to train Community Health Workers (CHW) in order to integrate them into their HIV and other primary care teams. The curriculum was developed through a national needs assessment of RWHAP agencies and administered at varied RWHAP sites over a two-year period. Learn more in the Introduction and Background (PDF).
The 80-hour curriculum uses the Community Health Workers Core Competency Skills as a framework. There are two components: CHW Core Competencies (64 hours) and HIV Knowledge Base (16 hours). Browse individual modules below or download the entire package (large files).
CHW Core Competencies / Competencias básicas
HIV Knowledge Base / Principios básicos del VIH
Sixteen hours of training covering the HIV viral life cycle, how antiretroviral medications work, understanding laboratory values, promoting and addressing treatment adherence, managing stigma and disclosure, U=U, treatment as prevention (TasP), pre-exposure (PreP), and post-exposure prophylaxis (PeP).
We recommend that the training be delivered by experienced trainers in the field of HIV or chronic disease, and that trainers have experience working with diverse socio-demographic communities. Lesson plans note where additional subject matter expertise is recommended for delivery of the training module.
- Complete Manual: HIV Knowledge Base (pdf) | Slides (zip)
- Guía Completa: Principios básicos del VIH (pdf) | Diapositivas (zip)
| Title | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Care Continuum / Proceso continuo de la atención del VIH | ||
| Introduction to Community Health Workers in HIV Care / Introducción a las promotoras de salud en la atención del VIH | ||
| HIV 101 / Introducción al VIH | ||
| HIV Life Cycle and Medications at Work / El ciclo de vida del VIH y los medicamentos en funcionamiento | ||
| Adherence, Labs, and Medication Resistance / Cumplimiento, laboratorios y resistencia al medicamento | ||
| Medication and Treatment Adherence / Los medicamentos y el cumplimiento del tratamiento | ||
| Promoting Medication Adherence / Cómo fomentar el cumplimiento del tratamiento | ||
| PEP, PreP, and TasP / PEP, PrEP y TasP | ||
| Medication and Drug Interactions / Medicamentos e interacciones farmacológicas | ||
| HIV and Substance Use / El VIH y el consumo de sustancias | ||
| Sexual Health Part 1 / Salud reproductiva parte I | ||
| Sexual Health Part 2 / Salud reproductiva parte 2 | ||
| HIV and Comorbidities / El VIH y las comorbilidades | ||
| HIV and Aging / El VIH y el envejecimiento | ||
| HIV and Stigma / El VIH y el estigma | ||
| Supporting Client with Disclosure / Cómo apoyar a los clientes con la revelación | ||
| Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques in HIV / Uso de técnicas de entrevista motivacional en VIH |
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