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.
If you would like to learn more, contact us at:
info@sowingseedschc.org
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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
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Sowing Seeds Health, Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing health equity. We are not a private foundation — instead, we directly deliver services and programs that empower families, individuals, and communities.
Vision
Our vision is a future where medically underserved and vulnerable communities thrive through the leadership of trusted Community Health Workers.
Mission Statement
Sowing Seeds Health is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing health equity by providing Enhanced Care Management, Community Supports, and Community Health Worker training. We empower individuals with lived experience to become skilled CHWs, equipping them to improve their own well-being while supporting families and communities across California.
Our Story
Dr. Shawn Hamilton founded Sowing Seeds Music Ministry in 2009 to share Christ’s healing love through music, serving hospitals, schools, and prisons in Taiwan until the pandemic paused its work. In 2022, the nonprofit became Sowing Seeds Health, Inc., expanding into mental health community education events. We launched a Community Health Worker (CHW) training program and began contracting with California health plans to provide enhanced care management and community support services helping Medicaid members with complex needs. The organization also partners with UCI to offer public health internships. With nearly $3 million in grant funding secured between 2023 to 2026, our story continues to evolve as we are 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.