A comprehensive survey of Public/Community Health Nursing developed by the NYS Nurses Association with support from NYSDOH. Includes on-line text and pictures (text is downloadable); off-line exercises; and a post-test. Approved for 9.6 CEU contact hours.
"Orientation to Public Health" provides a basic understanding of public health's mission and functions. The web-based course is appropriate to orient new staff or students to the field of public health. Part One introduces the mission and six obligations of public health. Part Two explains the ten essential services. The course places learners in the scenario of their first day on the job in a local health department and engages learners in a series of exercises and virtual interviews.
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, reinforces the Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) by applying a consistent example (heart disease) throughout the course. This course demonstrates application of the EPHS. *Course will take longer than 25 minutes if user chooses to pursue additional web links that are provided throughout course.
This program will seek to increase awareness of efforts to operationally define local public health agencies and the intended outcomes of this process.
This CD-ROM is specifically designed for nurses who are new to public health. Emphasis is placed on the Principles of Population Based Public Health Nursing and the integrative systems of the local, state, and national health departments.
Public Health 101 Online is a free Continuing Education accredited on-line introduction to the field of Public Health. It provides information on the fundamentals of U.S. Public Health.
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. This course is intended for public health practitioners who do not have significant knowledge or experience in the field of epidemiology. The course offers an opportunity to learn how an epidemiologist investigates the causes of disease, its distribution, how it spreads, and measures for control and prevention.
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.
In the years ahead Public Health Nursing practice will be affected by: new scope and standards of public health nursing; performance monitoring of public health practice; accreditation of public health agencies; and credentialing examinations such as the new National Board of Public Health Examiners. This program will explore how these new developments will impact public health nursing practice.
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.
Public health educators have been inundated with competency sets and charged with determining the ability of their learners to perform at expected levels. This session will present concrete and practical strategies for linking competency achievement to training activities, identifying the level of skill developed in a training session, and provide participants an opportunity to practice using these “tools of the trade”.
A performance measurement system will provide information to advocate for public health at state and local levels, shape policy decisions, support accountability, improve quality, and target resources to ultimately improve the health of the public. After all, what gets measured gets done. Join us as we discuss the concepts of the National Public Health Performance Standards Program and the goal that we all strive for, healthy people in healthy communities.
This presentation consists of a review of the 10 Essential Public Health Services that describe how a system promotes and protects population health. It also shows how the 10 Essential Services contributed greatly to the development of the Operational Definition of a Local Health department, upon which the forthcoming national accreditation standards will be heavily based. It finally addresses the relationship of the NJ Practice Standards to both the Operational Definition as well as the 10 Essential Public Health Services to determine the degree to which their health departments are prepared for voluntary accreditation.
Speaker: Natalie Pawlenko, MSW - Manager, Office of Public Health Infrastructure,
Division of Health Infrastructure Preparedness and Emergency Response, NJ Department of Health & Senior Services
This presentation consists of a review of the 10 Essential Public Health Services that describe how a system promotes and protects population health. It also shows how the 10 Essential Services contributed greatly to the development of the Operational Definition of a Local Health department, upon which the forthcoming national accreditation standards will be heavily based. It finally addresses the relationship of the NJ Practice Standards to both the Operational Definition as well as the 10 Essential Public Health Services to determine the degree to which their health departments are prepared for voluntary accreditation.
This online module presents basic public health concepts including: the principles of public health, essential services of public health, the importance of collaboration across governmental and private sector entities, achievements and future challenges of public health, and cultural competency. Application of these elements is stressed through two case studies: public health emergency response to an anhydrous ammonia spill, and an American Indian community that is faced with increasing obesity and diabetes rates among school-age children.
