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5.03: Collaborates with community partners to promote the health of the population.
List of Domains | Domain 5 | Previous Competency | Next Competency
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Courses
Managing Rodents and Mosquitoes Through Integrated Pest Management 
| Format | Satellite Broadcast |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1.5 hours |
| Description | Goal: To provide information on the importance and need for local health authorities to implement integrated pest management as a systems approach in the management of pests and vectors. |
| Competencies | 1.03 1.09 3.03 5.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Principles of Public Health- The Mission, Core Functions and Ten Essential Services. Part I
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | No Charge |
| Duration | 25 minutes* |
| Description | This UPitt Supercourse developed by Virginia M. Dato, MD, MPH, a public health physician from the Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, provides an historical overview of how public health progressed to where it is now. Numerous links to additional information are provided. *Course will take longer than 25 minutes if user chooses to pursue additional web links that are provided throughout course. |
| Competencies | 5.01 5.03 5.08 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Creating Walkable Communities (T2B2)
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | free |
| Duration | One hour |
| Description | Can you walk to work? Can your kids walk to school? Walking is one of the best ways to improve your health. Yet many of us live in communities where a "simple walk" is anything by easy. "Walkability" of our communities has an impact on health, traffic calming, pedestrian safety and economic development. Dan Burden, nationally acclaimed speaker and planner, shares ways to create walkable communities where a daily walk isn't just a recreational activity but a regular part of conducting the business of our lives. (This broadcast was sponsored by the NYS Healthy Heart Program.) |
| Competencies | 1.07 3.02 5.03 |
| TRAIN | Link to TRAIN entry |
Pharmaceuticals in our Waters? A Public Health Perspective
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | No Charge |
| Duration | 60-90 minutes |
| Description | Contamination of surface and ground water resources by pharmaceuticals and other organics has been emerging as a major public health issue over the last decade. This case-study follows the background, investigation and management of a hypothetical site in the United States, to demonstrate common features of organic/pharmaceutical contamination. New topics introduced involve innovations in investigation and exposure assessment, and management protocols. At the end of this course, you as a learner will be able to 1. Define sources and migration paths of common contaminants in water resources 2. Discuss human health and ecological impacts 3. Examine innovations in exposure assessment 4. Illustrate management concepts 5. Identify available resources |
| Competencies | 1.01 2.07 3.02 5.01 5.03 6.04 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
An Integrated Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention: The Steps to a Healthier NY Model
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| Description | Speakers: David Hoffman, MS, Director, Bureau of Chronic Disease Services, NYS Department of Health Mary McFadden, Director, Steps to a Healthier New York, Broome County, NY Program Description: In the United States today, seven of ten deaths are attributable to chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and asthma. This program will showcase a new innovative model for addressing the prevention of these chronic diseases. The benefits of an integrated approach will be demonstrated through discussions with community stakeholders and highlights from selected interventions from the four Steps to Healthier NY communities (Broome, Chautauqua, Jefferson, and Rockland counties). |
| Competencies | 5.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Social Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| Description | Speaker: Rebecca Brookes, Director of Social Marketing, PPFA Program Description: Social Marketing - a process for influencing human behavior on a large scale - is often envisioned as needing a huge budget. This program will discuss how to put your "customer" at the center of this process as we look at effective ways to do marketing and publicity on a limited budget. Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Turning Point Social Marketing National Excellence Collaborative |
| Competencies | 5.03 4.02 3.02 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
School-based Health Clinics: Model Programs
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 Hour |
| Description | Speakers: Annette Johnson, Director of School Health Program, Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health, NYS Department of Health, gave an overview of SBHC's; Fred Donkoh, MD, Medical Director, Harlem Hospital Center School Based Health Programs, talked about the programs connected with his hospital. Program Description: In New York State comprehensive health services were provided to 202,000 students in 182 School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) in 2001. This presentation focuses on the purpose, role and the benefits of SBHCs and what community leaders can do to initiate and support an SBHC in their community. |
| Competencies | 5.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Autism Among Us: Rising Concerns and the Public Health Response
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | 0 |
| Duration | approximately 1 hour |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 5.04 5.03 5.05 5.06 5.08 4.01 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
On the Road Again: Promoting Safe Travel and the Public's Health
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | 0 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 2.01 2.03 2.05 2.07 5.02 5.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Living, Breathing and Beating Asthma in the Environment
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | 0 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 2.11 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.06 5.07 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Breast Cancer Screening: More than Just Mammograms
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | 0 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.05 5.08 3.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Preparing for West Nile Virus: Will your Community be Next?
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | 0 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.08 5.03 5.07 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Community Partnerships and Perspectives - Intermediate Level
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | 0 |
| Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 4.01 5.02 5.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Epidemic of Obesity
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | n/a |
| Competencies | 1.03 1.07 1.11 5.03 6.02 6.05 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Grant Writing
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1.5 |
| Description | This course is part of a series of programs intended for public health administrators, and nurse administrators, who are relatively new in their positions (3 years or less), and who seek to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to succeed. The course discusses locating grant awarding organizations in Iowa, describing steps involved in preparing a grant application, describing the resources needed in preparing a grant application, discussing the reporting obligations once a grant is awarded, discussing the implications of grant awards to agency budgets, and identifying the additional resources for grant writers. There are four video clips in this course: What is a Grant?; Defining Grant Terms; Steps to Proposal Preparation; and Tips on Grant Writing. |
| Competencies | 3.01 3.02 5.01 5.03 7.04 7.06 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Strategic Planning
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1.5 hours |
| Description | This course is part of a series of programs intended for public health administrators, and nurse administrators, who are relatively new in their positions (3 years or less), and who seek to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to succeed. The course discusses the Public Health’s scope of practice, the rationale for strategic planning in Public Health, the guiding principles of strategic planning, & the major questions that should be addressed during the strategic planning process. There are four video clips in this course: Essential Services & Guiding Principles; What Have We Been Doing?; Components of a Strategic Plan; and Question & Answer Session. |
| Competencies | 2.07 3.02 5.03 6.01 7.04 8.06 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Public Health Works and the Future of Public Health (T2B2)
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | As public health officials, how can we best address the needs of a growing population in an ever changing environment? Public health leaders are already involved in a wide array of health promotion, prevention and disease management programs from AIDS to zoonoses, anti-smoking and immunization campaigns, safe food and water inspections, plus bioterrorism preparedness. But now, as we learn more about the social determinants of health: education, income, housing and transportation - we need to examine an even broader framework for public health action in our communities, large and small. In this program we'll discuss these new challenges for public health professionals. |
| Competencies | 5.03 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.05 6.06 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
AIDS: 25 Years Later (T2B2)
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | From the deaths of a few young gay white men in 1981, to epidemic and pandemic proportions today, HIV/AIDS is a devastating public health challenge that today disproportionately impacts communities of color in this country and throughout the global community. In the USA, an estimated one million people are living with the virus. Globally, 40 million people are infected including, 17.5 million women and 2.3 million children under the age of 15. Frank Oldham, Executive Director of the National Association of People with AIDS and Doug Fish, M.D., Medical Director, AIDS Treatment Program, Albany Medical Center will discuss the epidemiology of the disease, contemporary clinical and prevention interventions and advocacy. Their talk will address where we are, 25 years into this global public health problem. |
| Competencies | 1.01 1.03 1.09 4.02 5.03 6.02 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Credentialing Public Health Professionals in a Changing World
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | This course by Dr. Bernard Goldstein, Dean Emeritus and Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health of the University of Pittsburgh, and chair of the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE), presents credentialing as one pathway to improve the quality of education public health students receive, to improve the overall effectiveness of public health practitioners and to heighten recognition of graduate-trained public health professionals who have attained the credential. The process – currently under way – includes developing, preparing, administering and evaluating a voluntary certification examination that tests whether students and graduates of CEPH-accredited schools and programs have mastered the core knowledge and skills relevant to contemporary public health. This new credentialing process is occurring at a time of heightened interest, when new knowledge, skills, and competencies are required to practice public health, the diversity of our nation is increasing, and rapid turnover in the public health work force is anticipated. |
| Competencies | 2.03 3.03 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.06 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
The Use of Community–Based Participatory Strategies to Address Issues of Health Disparities
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Description | This lecture, designed for maternal, child, and family health professionals in public health systems and partner organizations, describes strategies used in community based participatory research to eliminate health disparities. It emphasizes the leadership role individuals can play in mobilizing community resources to plan targeted initiatives and empower communities to engage in meaningful health planning efforts. In addition, the presentation includes examples of “best practices” from successful community initiatives. |
| Competencies | 1.07 4.02 5.03 5.05 6.04 8.04 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Recreational Water Safety (T2B2)
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | The goal of the New York State Department of Health's regulations for swimming pools, bathing beaches and water parks is to assure that patrons are protected against drowning, other injuries and illness while participating in water-related recreational activities. Mr. Sackett will review incidents that have occurred in the state and discuss contributing factors and ways in which these injuries and illnesses can be prevented. |
| Competencies | 1.11 2.03 2.07 5.03 6.02 6.04 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Fish Advisories (T2B2)
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | Many states issue advisories about eating sport fish from their waters. Obtaining and interpreting data for the advisories is usually a collaborative effort between the state health and environmental agencies. States differ when they issue an advisory and how the advisories are presenented and distributed to the public. Dr. Kim will discuss the background and considerations that New York State uses when developing and issuing advisories for contaminants in fish. |
| Competencies | 2.03 5.01 5.03 5.08 6.02 6.07 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Multicultural Health and Health Disparities: Perspectives on New Jersey
| Format | Satellite Broadcast |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1.5 hours |
| Description | This course discusses: 1) the state of minority and multicultural health; 2) the social context of health and health disparities; and 3) ways to address health disparities. |
| Competencies | 1.03 1.08 4.02 5.01 5.03 5.04 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Health Finance: For Profits vs. Not For Profits
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | This module discusses the history and financial consequences of organizing as a not-for-profit entity. The background material presented allows public health workers to: (1)appreciate the history and evolution of not-for-profits; (2) understand the process of organizing as a not-for-profit; and (3)determine the financial implications of not-for-profit organization. This understanding is particularly important since the not-for-profit sector accounts for approximately 80% of the hospitals in the U.S. and plays a key role in many other aspects of community health and health care delivery. |
| Competencies | 5.03 5.04 7.10 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Health Finance: Organizational Forms
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1/2 hour |
| Description | At the end of this module the learner should be able to describe: (1) the history of the evolution of various organization forms; (2) the general legal and financial implications of various forms of entity organization under U.S. law. |
| Competencies | 5.03 5.04 7.10 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Lessons From the Storm - Crisis and Collaboration
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1.5 |
| Description | This session will be conducted by Harold Suire, a consultant with over 20 years experience in the state policy arena, who was called upon by the state of Louisiana in the aftermath of Katrina to coordinate the myriad of groups and foundations from throughout the nation and world. He will share his on-the-ground observations of collaboration and challenges in the vortex of one of the greatest natural disasters in the United States. We will learn how lives were, and still are, in jeopardy while leaders, agencies, and groups fought and acted on policy, credit, regulations, funds, and turf. We will also learn about the resiliency of providers and citizens and the power of collaboration and action for the greater good. |
| Competencies | 5.03 5.05 8.01 8.02 8.04 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Inescapable Realities in Public Health - Conflict and Collaboration: Building Competency
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1.5 hours |
| Description | This session will include a discussion of conflict, conflict resolution, and collaboration, and how they are all tightly related. Conflict is all around us, in all aspects of our lives. It seems to be inherent in our culture and perhaps in just being human. While it's easy to create conflict, resolving it often defies our abilities. And yet there are some basic principles one can apply in both preventing conflict and in contributing positively to its resolution once conflict arises. This session will provide a very innovative look at conflict, why it arises, and what can be done to resolve it. Also discussed will be collaboration, how it represents ONE approach to conflict resolution, and why it is an essential competency in public health practice |
| Competencies | 3.01 3.07 5.02 5.03 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Home Visiting: Getting kids off to a good start
| Format | Webstream |
| Cost | Free |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Description | Speakers: Karen Schimke - President and CEO Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy Peggy Sheehan RN BSN IBCLC Program Manager Schenectady County Public Health Services This program will provide insight into the different models of home visiting, and highlight Schenectady County’s home visiting programs. Peggy Sheehan will share key lessons learned in Schenectady, and provide practical advice for enhancing program success. Karen Schimke will provide an overview of the research on home visiting, models of home visiting in New York State, and their relative strengths. |
| Competencies | 2.08 4.02 5.03 5.08 8.04 8.07 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Fatality Management During a Pandemic
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | free |
| Duration | 1.5 hours |
| Description | Local, comprehensive fatality management plans are needed in order to deal with the large number of decedents that could occur as a result of a pandemic. For those who will deal with those bodies, this program will offer information for planning consideration. |
| Competencies | 2.10 5.01 5.03 5.06 5.08 |
| TRAIN | n/a |
Interpersonal Violence: Indicators, Assessment Tools and Strategies for Treatment
| Format | Web-based Course |
| Cost | free |
| Duration | 1.75 hours |
| Description | The heart and soul of public health are the workforce members who breathe life into the programs and touch those we serve with professionalism, knowledge and compassion. This session will examine from multiple perspectives the challenges facing public health and health educators as they prepare themselves, their programs and their agencies to face an ever-changing environment of old and new health threats and opportunities. |
| Competencies | 4.01 4.02 5.03 5.06 |
| TRAIN | n/a |