Community Health Worker Training From the Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs a Community Health Worker Training Program in partnership with the Eastcentral Area Health Education Center. The training prepares participants to work in the health field, or better equips professionals in their current roles to connect patients with needed resources in the community. Participants have been hired in hospitals, clinics, and other community-based organizations.
The training covers skills for employment as a Community Health Worker, including: - Boundaries - Networking - Mandated Reporting - Health Literacy - Self Care and Stress - Safety
Participants also receive special training in COMPASS, CPR and First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Motivational Interviewing, and Tobacco Cessation.
To apply, contact Ramona Turpin at ramona@lcrb.org or at 610.670.9960, extension 102. Separately, you can learn more or register for a virtual information session through the course page at paahecchw.org/chwcourse.
For general questions about the organization, the Literacy Council of Reading-Berks can be reached at 610.670.9960 or info@lcrb.org, and its office is at 450 South 6th Street, Reading, PA 19602, open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm and closed Saturday and Sunday. Those are the office hours, not a class schedule, and the page does not say where the training itself is held.
The page gives few other details about the training. It does not say what the training costs, how long it lasts, when sessions run, or who qualifies, so ask Ramona Turpin when you get in touch.
Source: lcrb.org/business-resources/community-health-worker-program, read November 2, 2026.
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In Literacy Council of Reading-Berks’s words
In partnership with the Eastcentral Area Health Education Center, this training will prepare participants to work in the health field or better equip professionals in their current roles to connect patients with needed resources in the community. Participants have been hired in hospitals, clinics, and other community-based organizations. Join the growing field of Community Health Workers (CHW) who work to improve the health of their community.
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Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
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