Thank you for your interest in the Community Health Worker Training for certification in the Specialty of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Management (CVD/DM). This training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and aligns with the Rhode Island Certification Board’s (RICB) educational requirements for this specialty CHW certification. The training is conducted by the Community Health Worker Association of RI housed at the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.
Trainings run twice weekly Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm-8pm, starting with orientation on Tuesday April 19 and going through Thursday June 7. NOTE: ALL CLASSES MUST BE ATTENDED (except the May 26th final presentation work session is optional).
Please be sure to fill out all parts of the application below. The deadline for the application is Thursday April 14, 9pm. If you have any questions, please email Kyleah Edwards-Benton at
kedwardsbento_3255@email.ric.edu.