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Course Overview

"Building Community Leaders" is designed to get people comfortable advocating for change in various settings and to empower community members to make healthy changes in their communities. Adapted from the Parent Ambassador Training Program, a program of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, this revamped training was originally designed to train parents in school districts on the West side of Maricopa County on the basic principles of public health and how they can create needed change in their local school districts.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe public health and community health. 
  • Define advocacy.
  • List the steps to advocate for an issue.
  • Utilize a SWOT analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses within a community. 
  • Practice communicating effectively in various settings (meetings, communicating with the right people, limited time).
  • Identify the benefits of storytelling when advocating for an issue.

Duration: 60 minutes

Continuing Education Information:  1.0 Continuing Competency Credits for CHES

Created: 2/2022

Author(s): Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the Western Region Public Health Training Center

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health worked with The Arizona Public Health Training Center and The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona in the development of this curriculum. The Parent Ambassador Training Program curriculum was compiled by Martin F. Celaya and Sofía Gómez, MPA.

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Mode of Delivery:
  • Online (self-paced)

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Who we are

The Western Region Public Health Training Center is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The Western Region Public Health Training Center is an organizational member of the True Health Initiative

Funding Statement

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under UB6HP31687 and the Regional Public Health Training Center Program for $1,013,453. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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