Asthma Training Program

Call for Applications:
2025 Community Health Worker (CHW) or Medical Assistant Asthma Training Program

Introduction:
The Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island (CTC-RI), in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), is excited to offer up to 15 Community Health Workers the opportunity to participate in the Asthma Basics Training Program. This comprehensive program spans two days in person, totaling 9 hours with a virtual assessment via zoom (to be scheduled on the last day of class). It is designed to enhance participants’ skills in asthma education, empowering them to better support patients and help reduce emergency department and hospital visits. Please note that completion of this training is a prerequisite for the upcoming Asthma Home Visiting Training, which will be available in Spring 2025.

Goal:
The goal of the Asthma Basics Training Program is to prepare entry-level community health workers (CHW) or Medical Assistants to effectively provide basic asthma management education.

Who can apply:

• Community health workers
• Patient care navigators
• Family specialists
• Medical assistants
• Applicants can be working within primary care practices, community based organizations, managed care organizations or be working independently.

Specific Aims:

• Ensure community health workers receive a consistent high-quality curriculum by using an effective, nationally recognized asthma training program in Rhode Island (with program costs covered by the Rhode Island Department of Health)
• Facilitate community health worker’s communication with clinical mentors for professional development.

Format:

Training course will take place on over the course of two days in person on Feb 5, 2025 and Feb 6, 2025 with a snow date of Feb 13, 2025 at CTC-RI at 235 Promenade St Providence, RI 02908.

Applications due: January 17, 2024