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Disaster Responder Health and Safety
The Disaster Responder Health and Safety course will address concerns for the health and safety of first responders involved in the response to natural disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods and will include the identification of specific hazards associated with these types of events. Learn More
Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session One - Monitoring & Evaluation: What? When? Who?
This course provides an introduction to the monitoring and evaluation of Maternal and Child Health programs. Faculty will describe the different types of program evaluation and the context in which these types of evaluation are used. Also, the role of stakeholders will be discussed to ensure effective evaluation and strategies will be proposed to ensure successful collaboration. Students will get to identify stakeholders for the Child Wellness Program. NOTE: This course is the first in a six-course series. Courses 2-6 are currently in development. Learn More
Pediatric Trauma and Disaster
CEUs: Nurses 3.3; Social Workers 3.25
This online course addresses specific topics in pediatric trauma care, hospital disaster preparedness, and response for incidents involving children. The course provides an overview of early hospital responder care for pediatric trauma and disasters with an emphasis on hazards and response capabilities. The curriculum covers emergency department preparedness for receiving multiple pediatric patients, and conducting an acute assessment, diagnosis and stabilization of the severely injured child. Examples and lessons learned from responding to pediatric injuries resulting from the 2011 Alabama tornado outbreak are discussed. Learn More
Overview of Community Management of Patients in Disaster
The South Central Public Health Partnership's Learning Management System provides primary care practitioners and support personnel convenient access to authoritative educational resources designed to efficiently develop and enable their responder skills in creating community resilience and response capability. Learn More |
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Maternal and Child Health Trainings |
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The South Central Public Health Training Center has compiled twenty-four of our Maternal and Child Health related courses into specific groupings to better meet the needs of the MCH worker. Nursing and social work continuing education units are available for many of the courses. These courses have been reviewed by our Maternal and Child Health experts and organized into three bundles in the following areas:
Leadership
Leadership development is an important topic in any profession and maternal and child health is no exception. Given the aging work force and the potential for significant numbers of retirements over the next few years, thoughtful preparation of junior level staff to assure they are ready to assume leadership roles in the future is critical to the continued success of Title V programs. Click here for more information on this bundle.
Communication
Though all states have MCH programs, organizational structure varies and each may have unique responsibilities related to specific maternal and child issues. In light of these differences and considering new opportunities such as the federal home visiting program and affordable care act, it is critical that MCH leaders have strong communication skills so they can emphasize Title V's role in assuring quality and accessibility of services, highlight successes, and respond to a variety of audiences that may need information. Click here for more information on this bundle.
Management
In a recent survey, almost 50 percent of state Maternal and Child Health and Children with Special Health Care Needs program directors identified management skill development as a top three training need for their staff members. The current climate of budget reductions and staffing changes highlights the need for strong management skills that can keep MCH programs running efficiently and motivate workers to perform at their highest levels. Click here for more information on this bundle.
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Dr. Andrew Rucks, Professor in the UAB Department of Health Care Organization and Policy has been Invited to participate in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council "Networking Forum on Disaster Recovery" to be held on October 21, 2012 during the AAP National Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, October 20-23, 2012.
Dr. Rucks, will also serve as a panelist discussing pediatric disaster preparedness for the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events in Washington, D.C. on October 30, where he will discuss hospital surge and capacity.
This forum facilitates stakeholder conversations related to medical and public health preparedness across the United States. The purpose of the forum is to influence policy decisions to address preparedness issues and to increase medical and public health preparedness awareness.
The Preparedness Forum was established by the IOM to provide national leadership in coordinating the many ongoing efforts sponsored by the many preparedness stakeholders and to develop sustainable partnerships between the public and private sector so that communities are adequately prepared for natural or man-made catastrophic events. The Forum offers an ongoing neutral venue where members of both the public and private sector may meet to discuss and confront issues of mutual interest and concern. The membership of the Forum includes very high-ranking representatives from ASPR, DHS, CDC, VA and other federal agencies, business groups (NACDS, RxResponse, AMA), NACCHO and ASTHO, and professional associations like the AMA, the nurses, and others.
For more information on IOM, visit their website by clicking here.
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Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Centennial |
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In 1912, Creighton Wellman launched what we now know as the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. We invite you to join us as we celebrate the milestone we have reached. On the occasion of our centennial, the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will gather alumni, former faculty, and other interested professionals to discuss some of the prime public health issues of our day: the global impact of disasters; emerging and reemerging infectious diseases; the global burden of chronic diseases; and our changing healthcare systems. Participants need to be aware of emerging threats as well as strategies to reduce and/or eliminate their impact. Disasters are often unexpected, complex, and require unique responses. Public health professionals need to know and understand disaster response from a variety of perspectives as well as best methods for responding in the weeks and months following a disaster, which may include environmental remediation, stemming the spread of disease, planning for rebuilding, and mental health care. Infectious disease is also on the rise, impacted by elements such as increased global mobility, clean air and water, agriculture, increasing population, development, industrial expansion, migration, climate change, and global warming. Participants will acquire knowledge regarding the current status of some infectious diseases and proposed methods to decrease or eliminate their occurrence so that professionals can be proactive. The current and future challenges of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity will be presented. Finally, a panel of healthcare system experts will address recent changes to the healthcare system and will weigh revisions anticipated from the Supreme Court decision and the results of the presidential election. For more information on the Centennial schedule of events, hotel accommodations, and registration view the Centennial Brochure |
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Other Training Opportunities |
We Want to Hear From You
Looking for more training on a specific topic in public health? Need additional training on a current public health hot topic? We want to help you address these needs. Please email us and let us know about your current training needs/interests/issues. We will evaluate our current trainings to see if we have something that can address your area of interest. If we don't have the resources already available, we will look into the possibility of developing those resources for you. Please send us an email at [email protected] and let us see if we can be of help. Thank you. |
Need Help Studying for your NEHA Exam? New to Environmental Health? Need Some Refresher Courses?
ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ONLINE COURSES (EPHOC)
The Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC) training program has been developed specifically for you - the most important frontline environmental health professional. This program will not only give you the knowledge and application of the basic subjects needed in your environmental health practice, but also expose you to the broader field, as well as introduce some of the newest concepts that will shape the future of how environmental health will be protecting our communities and our world.
The fifteen EPHOC courses are taught by a group of environmental public health subject matter experts from across the country. The instructor group is a mix of academic professors and environmental health practitioners in several different agency settings. Course content includes the various roles and responsibilities of environmental public health staff in the over 45 hours of online training provided. The courses can be taken individually on demand. They have been divided into multiple 40 to 60 minute modules for each course. Successful completion of the course content and the post test will allow online students to print out a course certificate. NEHA members can submit the certificate for pre-approved continuing education hour credits toward credential maintenance.
EPHOC training programs are designed for:
* New hire environmental public health professional and in-service refresher training
* Individuals preparing for a state or national credential exam
* Environmental health and related-discipline students
* Environmental public health professionals wanting to improve their technical knowledge or receive continuing education hours
For more information, go to http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/eLearn/EPHOC.htm
To register for this program, CLICK HERE |
Participants have 7 weeks to complete each course. A certificate of completion is awarded to those who score 70% or better on the knowledge-based assessment.
All courses offered by the South Central Public Health Partnership are FREE, sponsored by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Administration.
This email was sent to you because you have participated in a training offered by the South Central Public Health Partnership. These projects are supported under a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant number 1U090TP000400-01, and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Administration (HRSA) grant number UB6HP20201. These projects are also supported under a cooperative agreement from HRSA grant number 1UB6HP22824-01-00 for the Alabama Public Health Training Center. The contents of these programs are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC, DHHS, or HRSA. |
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