The Community Health Worker - Animal Health, Care & Advocacy™ (CHW - AHCA) is an advanced designation and requires 200 hours (75 hours of education/125 hours in supervised experience) of training. 
 
The CHW-Animals™ advanced curriculum will explore:
1. Fundamentals of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual care continuum
2. Basics of Salutogenesis: Public Health & Public Safety
3. Basic Principles of Animal Health
4. Animal Care: Land, Skies and Seas
5. Animal & Population Disease Management
6. Food Safety, Handling & Preparation
7. Exploring Animal Sentience
8. Evolution to Endangered Species: Wild, Pet, Tool, Food, Sport/Spectacle
9. Ethics, Advocacy & Justice: Micro to Macro