This broadcast will convene a panel of researchers and practitioners in the field of immunizations and emergency preparedness and response.  This panel will describe results from a 2012 survey conducted among the 64 different immunization programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Program faculty will describe perceptions and observations from immunization program managers about changes that have been made since the H1N1 pandemic to policy, infrastructure, practice, and relationships between state-level immunization and emergency preparedness programs.  Lessons learned since H1N1 for responding to an emergency requiring vaccine administration will also be discussed.

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Have you ever tried to convince your health director, mayor, school board, minister, or business owner to support your community coalition? It's not always easy, especially if he or she is not convinced that working in partnership is the best approach. This presentation will help you define coalitions, learn when and how to use them, and provide eight steps for building effective coalitions that promote health, a healthy environment, and prevent disease. By focusing on these steps, your coalition will be poised to reach its goals and sustain itself for the long haul. **NOTE - This course was originally delivered as a satellite broadcast.  Learn More


Business as usual is over, even in health care and public health. This course will challenge you to adopt a proactive stance to your work life. Faculty will provide insight on how to position yourself to not only survive but also thrive in this new world of work. **NOTE - This course was originally delivered as a satellite broadcast.  Learn More

 

On August 13th, Dr. Peter Ginter and Dr. Andy Rucks represented the South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (SCPERLC) in a webinar entitled "Focused Continuity of Operations Planning (FCOOP): A Management Approach".  Association of Schools & Program of Public Health (ASPPH), in cooperation with the CDC and the SCPERLC, presented this webinar for faculty of the CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health and Federal, state, local and Tribal governmental public health practice partners. The webinar focused on a specific method of developing and maintaining continuity of operations plans (COOPs), known as Focused COOPs. Dr. Rucks and Dr. Ginter were the featured speakers. A guest speaker, Ms. Tanya Phillips, Preparedness Coordinator at Jackson County Health and Human Services (Oregon), spoke about the COOP training and how it has improved her organization's preparedness efforts.  To view the 1-hour webinar click here

To read Dr. Rucks' interview with the America's Blood Centers regarding FCOOP, please click here

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

 

Looking for CEUs?

 

The South Central Public Health Partnership has many courses available that offer both Nursing and Social Work CEUs.  For a list of courses currently offering continuing education, click here.

 

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 trainingnow@tulane.edu and let us see if we can be of help.  Thank you. 

 

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.