intense care management to keep you safe and healthy
serving medi-cal clients:
- ECM (enhanced care management)
- CHW (community health worker) services
- Community Support Services (Asthma Remediation, Environmental Accessibility Adoption)
- CHW instructor training and certification with continuous skill development
Who We Are
- The US has recently invested over $266 million in the community and public health workforce, bringing over 40,000 jobs to represent our communities health.
- We are a non-profit organization that is recognized as a quality Community Health Work (CHW) agency and a CHW education provider for medically underserved and vulnerable populations.
- We are driven to provide individuals the skills to help themselves and others (people who have had first-hand experience with mental health, chronic disease, or substance use challanges).
What We Do
Community Health Worker Support Services
- CHW training and certification
- CHW instructor training and continued CHW education
Certification
- Upon enrolling in our Community Health Worker Training Curriculum, community members will become well versed in a variety of health-related and public health topics.
Instruction
- Classes on weekdays and weekends (subject to change).
- Specific lecture and discussions are TBD.
- Holiday breaks
We represent these counties:
- Orange
- Marin
- Napa
- Yolo
- Sacramento
- Placer
- Sonoma
- Shasta
- Sutter
- Yuba
- Colusa
- Butte
- Glenn
- Mendocino
- Humboldt
Community Health Worker Training Curriculum
Students will engage through case studies and role plays.
Course Outline:
- Course 1: Public Health and the Community Health Worker (5 Units)
- Course 2: Education and Facilitation (5 Units)
- Course 3: Healthcare Navigation and Case Management (5 Units)
Care Management Experience
Students will know how to navigate the healthcare system and social services.
Internship and Career
After the course work and a clinical practicum, individuals will become certified community health workers.
Provide mentorship for job opportunities after graduating the program.
Program participant testimonial
"I would say everyone should participate in a program like this because a lot of it is basic knowledge that everyone should know in order to be healthy and help our friends and family be healthy. Not everyone will be interested in being an active CHW but this program really opens up your eyes to the world of health and how it operates in our society and world. I feel I gained a lot of perspective."
"I enjoyed the videos in the power points and the case studies because it provided us with the closest to real-life exposure to real situations. I don’t usually enjoy role play but that also helped me practice and improve my motivational interviewing."
"I would say the CHW program is a great [program] which will allow student to grow and share their innovative ideas in a classroom setting."
"Assignments that were most effective were the brochure that we had to create and share with the class. It enhanced my understanding of Hypertension because the assignment put us in a teachers position."
A Nonprofit Organization to Better the Community
501c3 nonprofit organization
Our Vision
We strive to be a leading CHW agency and trusted CHW education provider, dedicated to serving medically underserved and vulnerable populations.
Our goal is to empower individuals with lived experience, equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed to improve their own well-being while helping others in their communities.
Our Story
Dr. Shawn Hamilton and a group of Christian friends founded Sowing Seeds Music Ministry in 2009, to share the healing love of Christ through music. The ministry visited hospitals, nursing homes, medical schools, public schools and prison in Taiwan. However, during the pandemic, all events were canceled.
As a primary care physician and precious regional medical director at Health Net of California, Dr. Hamilton saw a growing need for community health workers (CHWs) with lived experience and cultural diversity to improve whole-person health.
In 2022, our nonprofit name changed to, Sowing Seeds Health, Inc. and established Sowing Seeds Community Health Center to broaden our reach for spiritual, physical and mental health.
The organization partnered with Rodney Black, and developed our Community health worker (CHW) training program. With a pipeline of well trained CHW, we contracted with Orange County health care agency for mental health community education; with multiple health plans in California to provide Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and CHW services.
We also partner with UCI public health department to provide internship opportunities in community health work. We aim at creating culturally diverse experiences that impact future leaders in health care.
In 2023-2024, Sowing Seeds received $255,000 total IPP grant, and an award of $2.7 million from CITED funds to build infrastructure and capacity to provide CHW and ECM services. In 2025, we will be serving 35 counties in California.
Our story continues to evolve as Sowing Seeds organization is inspired by the Bible parable of a sower. We hope to sow the seeds of health in the communities we serve, and may those seeds blossom!