Training and Workforce Development

The Certificate in Public Health Practice is an 18 hour online professional development series. It was created in 2012. The Certificate consists of six courses:

Introduction to Public Health (prerequisite)

Evidence-Based Public Health: Program Planning and Evaluation

Data Skills for Public Health

Community Engagement

Public Health Financial Management

Public Health Policy and Advocacy  (Completion of the Evidence-Based Public Health course is highly recommended. 

Each course provides a certificate of completion, but you must complete all six to get the full certificate.

Register for each course. When you have completed all of the courses, email Certificate Completion. 

The Community Engagement course focuses on community engagement in the community health assessment process. Particular emphasis is placed on using the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) model with the County Health Rankings and Roadmap. This model also meets non-profit hospital Community Health Needs Assessment requirements in ACA IRS regulations. 

The course may be taken alone or as part of the CE Online Certificate in Public Health. It is completely online and self-paced. Free

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This online and self-paced course provides a comprehensive overview of Evidence-Based Public Health. It teaches participants the steps for impactful program planning and evaluation that are based on sound scientific data. 

The course is based on the work of Ross C. Brownson, PhD and his colleagues at Washington University.

The course may be taken alone or as part of the CE Online Certificate in Public Health. It is completely online and self paced. Free

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This course provides a comprehensive overview of public health from its historical roots to defining what public health is today. 

The course may be taken alone or as part of the CE Online Certificate in Public Health. It is completely online and self paced.  Free

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This course provides an overview of issues surrounding advocacy and policy development. Specifically, it examines how to apply advocacy and agenda setting principles in public policy making. The course also explains the relevant legislative and regulatory processes. Overall, this course will increase your familiarity with public health policy, interpretation, and public health decision making. 

The course may be taken alone or as part of the CE Online Certificate in Public Health. It is completely online and self paced.  Free

It is highly recommended that you complete Evidence-Based Public Health or a similar EBPH course.

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The Financial Management course examines the financing of Public Health and the underlying issues that influence resource availability on the federal, state and local levels, including an overview of the grant writing process and the use of basic financial analysis tools, such as forecasting, common sizing and trend analysis.

The course may be taken alone or as part of the CE Online Certificate in Public Health. It is completely online and self-paced.  Free

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These are short single subject tutorials based on the Council on Linkages Core Public Health Competencies.

Competency Domains

• Analytical/Assessment Skills
• Policy Development/Program Planning Skills
• Communication Skills
• Cultural Competency Skills
• Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
• Public Health Sciences Skills
• Financial Planning and Management Skills
• Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills

The Center for Community Alignment of the Arnold School of Public Health provides basic certification training. They also have a number of CHW specialty trainings.

Community Health Worker Training

This Success Story training is based on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention template. Success stories can be used to give your program more visibility.  It is a reader-friendly, concise way to tell funders and the public about what you are accomplishing.  This course provides you training and resources that will help you develop a brief one page story that can be shared with stakeholders, funders, and the general public.  

Free

This site provides:

• Information on the public health competencies
  
• Competency self assessments
  
• Other sources for public health training
  
• Discipline specific competency sets

This Public Health History Timeline is a stand alone resource and learning tool, rather than course. The interactive timeline spans public health history from 1000 BCE to Today. It is constantly updated.

1. Service Coordination and Navigation Skills
2. Capacity Building Skills
3. Advocacy Skills
4. Education and Facilitation Skills
5. Individual and Community Assessment Skills
6. Outreach Skills
7. Professional Skills and Conduct
8. Evaluation and Research Skills
9. Knowledge Base