Intermountain Healthcare and Latinos In Action have partnered up to provide students with the opportunity to get trained as Health Screeners. This micro-credential provides a means to develop skills and a knowledge base for addressing social determinants of health, pre-diabetes, and high blood pressure. The course will help you to gain content expertise and necessary skills to successfully perform health screenings, interpret the collected data, and become a health advocate.
LIA Social Determinants of Health Microcredential Program
NOTE: This course is not the equivalent of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA/PCT) or Medical Assistant (MA) program. This course is not designed for pediatric health screening.
Register for the Microcredentials program
Module 1: Attend training and demonstrate knowledge and skills through class participation
Module 2: Perform and submit a minimum of two health screenings
The learner performs a minimum of two health screenings and completes the forms provided by Intermountain Healthcare.
Students will complete the Implementation (Health Screening Verification) Form and upload it to the microcredential site as Evidence #2.
Module 3: Interpret the collected data and complete the Outcome Reveal Report
The learner notifies each adult involved (parents, legal guardians, adult family members) of the outcome of the health screening and writes a one paragraph testimonial report about the results for each adult that participated.
NOTE: This portion focuses on the screened person’s reaction. It could include answers to the following: How did that conversation go? How did they react- with concern, surprise, relief? Did the result cause the adult to want to take any further action such as visiting a doctor, changing eating or exercise habits?
This Outcome Reveal Report must be submitted as one evidence document and uploaded to the microcredential site as Evidence #3.
NOTE: Even if you screen 20 adults, you will submit the testimonials on ONE document.
Students will complete a Reflection essay or video on “How this course has impacted my life.” This will be Evidence #4.
The following questions may be used as a guide to complete the written response or video reflection:
What did you like about this course and the whole experience?
What did you learn through this course?
Did this give you a new perspective, challenge your point of view, or introduce you to new techniques, skills, processes?
What positive contribution did this course make toward your future college or career goals?
Once Evidences #1, 2, 3, and 4 have been uploaded, the microcredential will go under review. Confirmation of an earned microcredential may take up to 2 weeks.