Online Courses, CEUs

And Internships

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    

*  Building and Maintaining a Collaborative Culture
*  Communicating With and For the Maternal and Child Health Population:  Issues and Challenges
*  Community Management of High-Dose Radiological Events
*  Community Partnership and Perspectives-Advanced
*  Decision Making: A Systematic and Organized Approach
*  Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill:  Dissecting the Post-spill Impact
*  Family Advocacy and Involvement in Title V Programs
*  Health Care Reform: An Overview of the New Legislation
*  Improving Interpersonal Communication and Relationships
*  Introduction to Program Monitoring and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health: Session One - Monitoring & Evaluation: What? When? Who?
*  Leadership and Advocacy: Trends and Challenges in Maternal and Child Health
*  Leadership Management Communication
*  Leadership, Strategic Planning and Systems Approaches
*  Managerial Communications
*  Managing and Motivating Effective Public Health Performance
*  Mentoring and Coaching
*  Pediatric Trauma and Disaster
*  Productive Communication Skills
*  Radiological Events in a Community: High-Dose
*  Radiological Events in a Community: Low-Dose
*  Succession Planning for Public Health Agencies
*  Systems Thinking in Maternal and Child Health:  Applications in Practice
*  The Core Elements of Project Management in Public Health
*  The History of Public Health Informatics:  Where Do We Go from Here?
*  The Legal Implications and Resources to Assist Community Healthcare Planning Efforts

Student interns will receive a stipend and will be required to submit a final report and a copy of any products generated at the conclusion of their internship experience.

To apply, students must submit the following information to Crystal Jenkins at [email protected]: 

*  A cover letter stating the title of each project for which they would like to be considered and why they are qualified for the position(s),
*  A resume or curriculum vitae.

View projects at 
http://www.southcentralpartnership.org/internships  

Please note that the applications are due November 16, 2012.  There will be another round of internships in the summer for those students who aren't able to do the spring round.

**Internships are only open to public health graduate students in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

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.