Doula Healthcare Specialist
Strive Community Health Institute · Sacramento, CA
- Cost
- $15,500
- Length
- 72 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Health Education Specialists
Job ads may call this: Health Educator · Clinical Instructor · Education Coordinator · Public Health Educator
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Prepare and distribute health education materials, such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
- Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
- Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
- Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.
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- Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
- Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.
- Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
- Typical pay in California
- $65,391per yearSacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: $62,052
- Projected openings
- 16,320Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: 1,320
- Projected change
- +10.2%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 36% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 36% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 9%
- Started college, no degree
- 16%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 36%
- Master's degree
- 24%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Community Health Workers
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Apprise Counselor · Community Health Promoter · Community Nutrition Educator · Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Perform basic diagnostic procedures, such as blood pressure screening, breast cancer screening, or communicable disease screening.
- Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings, such as breast cancer screening, pap smears, glaucoma tests, or diabetes screenings.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to risk or prevention of conditions, such as lead poisoning, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), prenatal substance abuse, or domestic violence.
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- Administer immunizations or other basic preventive treatments.
- Identify the particular health care needs of individuals in a community or target area.
- Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
- Conduct home visits for pregnant women, newborn infants, or other high-risk individuals to monitor their progress or assess their needs.
- Typical pay in California
- $59,675per yearSacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: $56,289
- Projected openings
- 12,530Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: 660
- Projected change
- +20.4%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- Under a month
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 36% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 2% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 9%
- Started college, no degree
- 16%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 36%
- Master's degree
- 24%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
A program that prepares individuals under the supervision of physicians nurses or other health care professionals to perform medical office or facilities management services and perform one or more clinical allied health specialties. Includes instruction in health care management medical office administration medical law and regulations training in one or more diagnostic treatment therapy or laboratory specialties at the assistant level or above and applicable professional standards and ethics.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI) AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 916-324-6202
2411 Alhambra BlvdNeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Suite 110Sacramento, CA 95817about 1.1 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Mark Sanders AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 916-227-0301
2901 50th StreetSacramento, CA 95817about 1.6 miles away
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Fruitridge Community CollaborativeAffiliate site
Phone: 916-435-6760
4625 44th StreetRoom 4Sacramento, CA 95820about 2.6 miles away
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 9:00am-4:30pm
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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