Cardiovascular Health & Diabetes Management CHW Training
March 6, 2026- June 5, 2026
Fridays 1pm-4pm
Virtual over Zoom
CHWARI is excited to offer Certified CHWs a chance to expand their skills! Our free course, Community Health Worker Training for the Specialty Endorsement in Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Management (CVD/DM), will be offered on Fridays starting March 6th. 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 Endorsement in Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes.
You MUST be a Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW) THROUGH the RICB to attend this training.
Diabetes and heart disease often go hand in hand and heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. People with diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke than someone who doesn’t have diabetes. Learn how to effectively help your community members manage their chronic conditions to live longer, healthier lives!
Carol Pineda, CCHW, took the training in 2021 and shares how she now helps her clients AVOID DIABETES!
“The diabetes and cardiovascular disease training helped me a lot to understand how this disease works and how we should eat better and exercising regularly helps us stay healthy. Now I can explain to my clients how some foods can be harmful if you have Diabetes and how we can avoid Diabetes if you are pre-diabetic.”
The CVD/DM Training will run from March 6, 2026 through June 5, 2026 (skips March 20th and April 3rd) every Friday from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm over Zoom. The training includes an asynchronous component comprised of weekly prework assignments. Attendance at all Zoom sessions and completion of all assignments required to earn training completion certificate.
Please be sure to fill out all parts of the application below. The deadline for the application is February 23, 2026 by 9 pm, though the application may close earlier due to high demand. If you have any questions, please email David Zuleta at dzuleta@ric.edu or Anna Nerbonne at anerbonne@ric.edu.
The training is conducted by the Community Health Worker Association of RI housed at the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.
March 6, 2026 : 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm