Find additional information and support for the Illinois Community Health Worker Program
If you are a CHW and have certification questions, contact:
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
- Email: chw@siu.edu
- Phone: [TBD]
- Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
If you are a CHW training program and have questions about certification, contact:
University of Illinois – Chicago
- Email: ilchwtraining@uic.edu
- Phone: [TBD]
- Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Illinois Department of Public Health - Community Health Worker Certification Program Office
- Email: ICHWCP@illinois.gov
- Phone: [TBD]
- Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Illinois Community Health Worker Association (ILCHWA)
Statewide membership organization focused on advocacy, building the capacity of CHWs, and promoting professional development for CHW members.
Illinois Public Health Association - Community Health Worker Capacity Building Center
The center is dedicated to advancing the CHW workforce in Illinois through a variety of capacity-building activities, including CHW training and career development support, employer training and support, and advocacy.
https://www.helpguidethrive.org/
Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) - Center for CHW Research, Outcomes, and Workforce Development (CROWD)
CROWD supports health systems, community-based organizations, health plans, community-focused coalitions, and government agencies in hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating CHWs and CHW programs.
Illinois Certification Board, Inc.
The Illinois Certification Board, Inc., provides competency-based credentialing of human service professionals focusing on behavioral health.
The board offers two credentials for people in recovery who provide professional peer support services for persons recovering from mental health and/or substance use challenges. These include a Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS).
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services offers credentials for doulas and home visitors. Like CHWs, the credential is tied to Medicaid funding for these services.
Doula Certification
A doula is a trained professional who provides education and emotional and physical support to women before, during, and after childbirth.
Illinois Medicaid-Certified Doula Program | SIU School of Medicine
Home Visitors (TBD)
Health Related Service Needs Coordinators (TBD)
PLACEHOLDER - Intro and link to HMPRG Career Pathway Resource
The CHW Registry is a searchable database of certified CHWs in Illinois. The purpose of the registry is to verify the certification status of a CHW for hiring and reimbursement of CHW services from Medicaid and Medicare. You can access the database of state-certified CHWs here