This training will explore how the Pandemic has impacted alcohol consumption nationally and locally, and how the alcohol landscape has changed in ways that increase the potential for alcohol-related consequences in our community. The training will explore how alcohol has become more readily available during COVID-19, and ways local prevention programs and community coalitions are adapting their strategies to prevent alcohol use and its associated harms during the Pandemic. Participants will also learn new ways they can get involved in their local communities to support prevention efforts.
Continuing Education: 1.5 CECH for CHES
By the end of this training, participants should be able to:
Describe problems with cultural competency trainings
Describe the cultural humility constructs
Explain differences between cultural competency and cultural humility approaches
Examine tools to help build a cultural humility practice
The trainer for this webinar is David Stupplebeen, PhD, MPH, Research Scientist III, California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program, Evaluation & Surveillance Section, Evaluation Unit.
Continuing Education: 1.5 CECH for CHES
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
Format: Recorded Webinar, recorded March 19, 2021
Electronic (e-) cigarettes are evolving rapidly, providing consumers with various products to choose from: e-cig-a-likes, mini-cartridge devices, and tank systems filled with liquid nicotine. These devices are legally available to adults (21 years and older) and have grown in popularity among youth (14-19 years old). E-cigarette use poses a significant and avoidable health risk to young people in the United States. There is much unknown about these products and their adverse effects on public health. In this short training, we will define and classify the types of e-cigarette. We will then compare the impact of e-cigarettes on health to combustible cigarettes, followed by health consequences.
The Western Region Public Health Training Center (WRPHTC) developed a series of courses (six) in collaboration with the Arizona Center for Tobacco Cessation (ACTC) to provide public health professionals with an understanding of tobacco dependency and evidence-based treatment that supports quitting.
Note: For these modules, the term tobacco will refer specifically to commercial tobacco, a legal and regulated substance, and does not refer to the traditional tobacco grown and harvested by American Indians and Alaska Natives used for ceremonial or medicinal purposes.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Generalize the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarettes) use among adults and youth
- Classify the types of e-cigarettes
- Describe the impact of the e-cigarette on health
- Distinguish the impact of e-cigarettes on health to combustibles cigarettes
Target Audience: Health and human service providers, medical and allied health professionals and students, community health influencers, administrators, policymakers, and those in specialty areas of health and human service professions: Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Pharmacists, Health Educators, Wellness Coaches, Dental Hygienists, Addiction Counselors, Respiratory Therapists, etc.
Duration: 35 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
Created/Updated: January 2021
Authors:
Mark Boldt, Director, Tobacco Cessation Training Institute.
Jazmin C. Villavicencio, Tobacco Treatment Training Specialist
Krista Walker, Tobacco Cessation Training SpecialistDipanwita Das, Senior Instructional Designer
Tobacco was first discovered and used by indigenous people in the American continent and was later introduced to Europe and the rest of the world. Today, indigenous people worldwide continue to utilize the tobacco plant for medicinal and ceremonial purposes and is often referred to as traditional or sacred tobacco.
This training focuses specifically on commercial tobacco*, which contains many additional substances and chemicals. It is a legal substance that is regulated and marketed to consumers through various products that can be burned, heated, or chewed. Throughout this training, we will define and classify tobacco, present the prevalence of tobacco use among diverse populations, describe the adverse health effects caused by tobacco use, and then share the positive health effects of quitting.
The Western Region Public Health Training Center (WRPHTC) developed a series of courses (six) in collaboration with the Arizona Center for Tobacco Cessation (ACTC) to provide public health professionals with an understanding of tobacco dependency and evidence-based treatment that supports quitting.
*For these modules, the term tobacco will refer specifically to commercial tobacco, a legal and regulated substance, and does not refer to the traditional tobacco grown and harvested by American Indians and Alaska Natives used for ceremonial or medicinal purposes.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
1. Generalize the prevalence of tobacco use among diverse populations
2. Classify the types of tobacco products
1. Generalize the prevalence of tobacco use among diverse populations
2. Classify the types of tobacco products
3. Describe the adverse health effects caused by tobacco dependency
4. Explain the positive health effects associated with quitting tobacco
4. Explain the positive health effects associated with quitting tobacco
Target Audience: Health and human service providers, medical and allied health professionals and students, community health influencers, administrators, policymakers, and those in specialty areas of health and human service professions: Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Pharmacists, Health Educators, Wellness Coaches, Dental Hygienists, Addiction Counselors, Respiratory Therapists, etc.
Duration: 45 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 0.75 Category 1 CHES Credits, 0.75 Continuing Competency Credits
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
Created/Updated: January 2021
Authors:
Mark Boldt, Director, Tobacco Cessation Training Institute.
Jazmin C. Villavicencio, Tobacco Treatment Training Specialist
Jazmin C. Villavicencio, Tobacco Treatment Training Specialist
Krista Walker, Tobacco Cessation Training Specialist
Dipanwita Das, Senior Instructional Designer
Identifying individuals at high risk for hereditary cancer is an important public health issue. Genetic counseling and testing can help identify individuals with genetic mutations to help them identify personal and family risks, navigate prevention and early detection of hereditary cancer, and guide individualized treatment options for individuals with hereditary cancer. Health departments can provide information to patients and providers on what hereditary cancer is and the importance of genetic counseling and testing.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe hereditary cancer and hereditary cancer syndromes, including how they are inherited and the increased risk of cancer an individual with a hereditary cancer syndrome has.
- Define genetic counseling and genetic testing and discuss the benefits and limitations of testing.
- Discuss the public health implications, policies, and guidelines surrounding genetic counseling and genetic testing related to hereditary cancer.
- Discuss measures health departments can take to raise awareness and reduce the morbidity and mortality of hereditary cancer.
Target Audience: Health Care Professionals, Health Departments, Public Health Professionals
Duration: 1 hour
Continuing Education Information: 1 CECH for CHES
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: January 2021
Author(s)/ Presenter(s): Alexa Rosenblum, MS, CGC; Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH
Arranged by: Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH; Instructional Specialist
Review current breastfeeding rates in the U.S. and ways to promote increased breast-feeding rates. Specifically, we’ll highlight two programs that support women’s breastfeeding goals: Baby Friendly Hospitals and Workplace Policies and Support, including “Babies at Work” programs.
Learning Objectives:
- List strategies for implementing successful maternal and infant programs that will promote exclusive breastfeeding
- Propose workplace policies that can support breastfeeding
- Identify assets and resources available to support the implementation of a baby friendly hospital or a workplace breastfeeding policy
Target Audience: Dietitians, Educators/ Trainers, Nurses, Physicians and Other Clinicians, Healthcare, Lactation Consultant
Duration: ~ 60 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.0 Category 1 CHES Credit, 1.0 Continuing Competency Credit
CHES Provider number: 99036
Disclosure: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
Format: Web-based Training,
Self-Study
Created/Updated: 10/4/2016; updated 12/2020
Author(s): Lindsey Gray, MPH, CLC; Allison Root, MS, RDN; Julian Manzanares, BS; AnaSofia Martinez, BS
Based on a foundational framework of a healthy workplace we will focus on return-to-workplace principles and strategies as well as highlight how to improve wellbeing while working from home. Employers at large are looking for this type of expertise as they get ready for the new working world.
The course will feature many examples of programs and strategies and also several interviews with corporate health experts. We will conclude with a test of competency and leave you with numerous useful resources for continued learning.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe key characteristics of the future working world.
- Recognize the importance of a comprehensive and sustainable health strategy in organizations.
- Define the principles and essential elements of a safe return to the workplace.
- Explain how to create a healthy working from home experience while maintaining a good work-life balance.
Audience: Supervisors and Leaders
Duration: ~ 1 hour
Continuing Education Information: 1.0 CECH for CHES
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/ Updated: February 2021
Author: Wolf Kirsten, Founder of International Health Consulting
In the final episode of Keeping Up with Public Health: Pandemic Response (Season 2), Dr. Joe Gerald, Dr. Kristen Pogreba-Brown, and Dr. Kate Ellingson look back on the public health response to COVID-19, discuss the challenges that were faced and what was learned from them.
Learning Objectives
Discuss challenges in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and what was learned
Describe the importance of testing, what was missed, and what types of testing are becoming available
Discuss missteps with face mask messaging and the current importance of wearing face masks
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Duration: 41 min.Provider number: 99036
Date Released: 9/2020
In this episode, join Agnes Attakai, Sheila Soto, and Dr. Paloma Beamer in a conversation about health disparities and the potential lasting impacts of COVID-19 on Native American communities and Latin American migrant populations.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Native American communities and Latin American migrant populations
- Discuss lasting impacts these communities may face moving forward through the rest of the pandemic and beyond
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Duration: 35 min.Provider number: 99036
Date Released: 9/2020
Seasonal flu vaccination is more important than ever amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, vaccine hesitancy is a common issue that health care professionals encounter. This training will describe seasonal flu, the flu vaccine, and the synergistic epidemics of COVID-19 and influenza, and introduce strategies to address vaccine hesitance.
Course Objectives:
- Describe seasonal flu and seasonal flu vaccination
- Discuss the importance of seasonal flu vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Identify reasons for vaccine hesitancy
- Introduce strategies to address seasonal flu vaccine hesitancy
Target Audience: Health Care Professionals, Health Departments, Public Health Professionals
Duration: 45 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 0.75 Category 1 CHES Credits, 0.75 Continuing Competency Credits
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: October 2020
Author(s)/ Presenter(s): Crystal Rambaud, MPH, RN; Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH; Maiya Block; Elizabeth Chavez; Ava Neddermeyer
Arranged by: Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH; Instructional Specialist