Community Health Workers

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Community health workers visit families, help people get insurance and appointments, teach about managing conditions like diabetes, and speak up for neighbors who face barriers to care. Many are bilingual and come from the communities they serve.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Health and Wellness · Health and PE

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• Child Development · Career and Technical

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

• Psychology · Social Studies

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Anatomy and Physiology · Science

  Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.