From Silos to Systems: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Public Health Assurance in the Post-Katrina Era
Course Description:At the start of a new hurricane season, Gulf Coast residents have moved beyond the "lessons learned" stage and are forging ahead with rebuilding. Central to those efforts is assuring health.
Category
  • General Public Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
Gaining New Perspectives of Flood Response in a Texas Community
Course Description:The goal of this course is to provide a learning opportunity for participants to demonstrate leadership, persuasive communication, crisis management, and action plan development skills while dealing with coastal flooding scenarios that impact their loc
Category
  • Environmental Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
Health Care Reform: An Overview of the New Legislation
Course Description:The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became law in March but how many people really know how their health care coverage will be affected, and as a health care provider can you provide answers to questions patients might have?
Category
  • General Public Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
Health Risk Assessment and Taking an Exposure History
Course Description:This course provides an overview of the principles of public health risk assessment and biological monitoring to assess exposure.
Category
  • General Public Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
Homeland Security: Defining Directives, Organization and Policies
Course Description:The Department of Homeland Security leverages resources within federal, state, and local governments.
Category
  • General Public Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
How to Manage Conflict so it Doesn't Manage You
Course Description:This course presents essential strategies to improve effectiveness when dealing with interpersonal and group conflicts that you may experience with co-workers, bosses, and employees in the workplace.
Category
  • Behavioral Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
Improving Disaster Communication: The Role of Poison Centers in Public Health
Course Description:Disaster and mass event situations can lead to uncertainty, fear, anxiety and stress. In these situations, community members need effective and timely information.
Category
  • Behavioral Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
Inescapable Realities in Public Health - Conflict and Collaboration: Building Competency
Course Description:Have you ever found yourself in a conflict, either professional or personal, with no idea how to get out of it without simply surrendering or fighting back? Just how is it that conflict seems to arise so often?
Category
  • General Public Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
Introducing Service, Emotional Support, and Therapy Animals: Benefits, Legal, and Ethical Considerations
Course Description:This course will provide public health professionals, students, Tribes and Tribal-serving organizations with information, tools, and resources on the use and function of Service Animals, Therapy Animals, Emotional Support Animals, and pets.
Category
  • General Public Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
Introduction to Points of Dispensing (POD)
Course Description:This course will familiarize POD workers and public health personnel with the basic purpose, constitution and operations of a Point of Dispensing during a disaster.
Category
  • Behavioral Health
Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 5.00 Participation/CE

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