MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health, in partnership with Everyday Life Consulting, will offer a Community Health Worker (CHW) certification training program for Upper Peninsula residents in a virtual format starting Tuesday, Jan. 9. The training consists of 12 days of instruction on the nationally recognized CHW core competencies, plus Mental Health First Aid and Adverse Childhood Event training.

This opportunity is being offered for $250 per person, deeply discounted from the standard rate of $1,625, thanks to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant.

The required student textbook and workbook, a National Community Health Worker certificate and lifetime access to virtual learning labs and the NCHW registry are included in this cost.

Training will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Jan. 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 and 30; and Feb. 6, 8, 13 and 15.

For more information and to register for NCHW training, visit nmu.edu/ruralhealth/nchw-certification.