Author: Wanner, Robin

THE PATHWAY
TO A PUBLIC HEALH CAREER

PCCC offers degree and certificate programs which can give you the necessary skills, tools and support you need to succeed in a public health career.
Workplace protocols.
Strategies for dealing with:
Community agencies and clients
The healthcare system
The legal and ethical issues related to the
field
Healthy living and wellness.
Verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
Networking.
Building trust and working teams.
Data collection and documentation.
Externships.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Public Health Pathways Brochure by Giovanna Rendon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at http://www.pccc.edu/community-healthcare-navigator/community-healthcare-navigator.

PUBLIC HEALTH

PATHWAYS AT PCCC

Certificate
Community Health Worker
Non-Credit Certificate
(CE) 205-Hour Program

Certificate of Achievement
Community Healthcare Navigator
16-Credit Program

Associate in Science
Degree in Public Health
61-Credit Program

PUBLIC HEALTH PATHWAYS

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Community Health Worker

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Community Healthcare Navigator

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
Degree in Public Health

TRANSFER 16 CREDITS TOWARD

TRANSFER 6 CREDITS TOWARD

The non-credit certificate in Community Health Worker Services prepares students for entry level careers as a community health educator.
This course introduces the basics of health education and promotion, as well as specific skills to work with underserved, low income, vulnerable and/or non-English speaking communities.
Students who complete the program will also be able to receive college credits toward the A.S. Degree in Public Health or the 16-credit Navigator Certificate of Achievement .

TRANSFER 6 CREDITS TOWARD

This 16-credit certificate prepares students for a variety of entry level healthcare navigation employment opportunities.
Successful completion of this program includes an externship that provides students with the opportunity to work with agencies and learn the process of integrating classroom knowledge, skills and techniques with real life navigation practices.
Navigators work to raise public health awareness and assist clients and others about accessing & using healthcare resources.
The work of navigators will vary based on the organization and/or specialty area in which they are employed.

This degree is designed to prepare graduates to transfer to public health and related Bachelor’s degrees in the healthcare field. This includes public health generalist, health education, health navigator, and environmental health programs.
Core courses are designed to prepare students to:
Apply the basic concepts, methods and tools of public health data collection.
Identify the socio-economic and cultural factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities.
Use basic concepts from legal, ethical, economic, and scientific disciplines in public health practices.