Training and Workforce Development

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.  

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.

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.

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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 includes: how to write issue statements; performing scientific literature searches; determining program or policy priorities; creating action plans and logic models, and finally, creating your evaluation plan.

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

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.

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

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.

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