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Health Risk Assessment and Taking an Exposure History
  • General Public Health
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course provides an overview of the principles of public health risk assessment and biological monitoring to assess exposure. The goal of this course is to increase the public health practitioner’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed individuals and communities.
The Role of Health Literacy in Disaster Preparedness
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course discusses risk communication in emergency preparedness situations such as disasters and crises. It describes how to use communications to offset threats that people experience in these situations. Common patterns such as information processing, values and emotions, as well as systems and environments are discussed. Also discussed are strategies for dealing with the media, constructing a message using the 27/9/3 rule of communication, perceptual congruence, visuals, language, anchors and framing.
LaHRH102: Mold Exposure and Health Effects
  • Louisiana Hurricane Response Hub (LaHRH)
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
 Course Description:LaHRH 102: Mold Exposure and Health Effects is second in a four-course learning series. After natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, excess moisture and standing water contribute to the growth of mold in homes and other buildings. When returning to a home that has been flooded, be aware that mold may be present and may be a health risk for your family. 
TxHRH102: Public Health’s Role During a Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Response Hub (TxHRH)
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:TxHRH102: Public Health’s Role During a Hurricane is second in a eight-course learning series. Public Health works with local government and healthcare agencies to prepare and protect communities from disasters including a hurricane.  Public health departments lead health and medical actions in their jurisdictions, which can include evacuations, health surveillance during response and often continuing into recovery.
Nuclear Power Plant Safety and the Public Health Response
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Japan’s Dai-ichi nuclear power plant crisis in 2011 impacted countries thousands of miles away.  The crisis shed light on several issues including protective action measures and population monitoring. Globalization and the large number of nuclear reactors around the world underscore the need to educate all members of society, particularly healthcare providers, about nuclear power plant emergencies.  Program faculty will discuss methods to solidify preparedness for such rare, yet devastating events.
The Gulf Oil Spill: The Public Health Impact
  • General Public Health
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:It’s been one year since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and the consequent Gulf Oil Spill. The oil spill itself was an acute event but the long term follow up will be with public health professionals for many years to come. This course will discuss the post-oil spill issues related to public health. The discussion will include issues associated with recovery, various exposure pathways, response efforts in retrospect, and the public health response in the coming years.
Evaluating Effectiveness in Public Health at the Individual and Organizational Level
  • Leadership Development
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This presentation will highlight the importance of a systematic approach in evaluating the effectiveness of public health programs, practices, and policies.  The presentation will provide applied examples of key concepts and principles and emphasize practical approaches for developing and implementing these evaluation efforts.  In this way participants will be able to more effectively plan public health evaluation strategies, better ensure continuous quality improvement of public health programs, practices, and policies, and demonstrate accountab
Managing Change in Public Health: Bringing out the Leader in Each of Us
  • Leadership Development
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Some say that the only people who want to be changed are babies! The reality is that all of us experience resistance to innovation and change, rather than embrace or take charge of it.  Individuals can choose to be proactive toward change and adopt leadership strategies for taking charge of change instead of letting it take charge of them.  This session will explore the change process and examine typical responses to change, environmental influences, and strategies for adapting successfully within the public health field. 
TxHRH101: Emergency Management and Public Health - Working Together to Prepare for Disaster
  • Texas Hurricane Response Hub (TxHRH)
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:TxHRH101: Emergency Management and Public Health - Working Together to Prepare for Disaster is the first in a eight-course learning series. The partnership between Emergency Management and Public Health is crucial during disasters as well as before they strike. 
The Intersection of Cultural Diversity, Health Policy Development and Policy Analysis
  • General Public Health
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The primary aim of this course is to provide public health professionals with a broad overview of cultural diversity issues according to race/ethnicity and gender and to assess health policy with respect to these issues. The three specific racial/ethnic groups are: African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and Asian/Pacific Islanders. The gender classifications include men and women. The cultural diversity issues will focus on health disparities as the major conceptual frame for thinking about health policy analysis.

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