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Kyah’s EPICourse for Arizona Schools 2026

Anaphylaxis is life-threatening when students do not have the tools to treat symptoms effectively. Schools keep stock epinephrine auto-injectors in the event that a student is experiencing any symptoms associated with anaphylaxis and do not have access to their own epinephrine auto-injector. This e-learning course provides mandatory training for school personnel designated to administer the epinephrine auto-injector.

Learning Objectives

This training has been developed to assist in teaching school staff about food allergies, anaphylaxis, and the use of stock epinephrine auto-injectors. After completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Define keywords and identify common trigger foods 
  • Recognize symptoms of severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
  • List the steps for administering an epinephrine auto-injector in an emergency
  • Explain the purpose of the School Surveillance and Medication Program in Arizona school systems
  • Explain the significance of these statements:
Epi FIRST, Epi FAST
ReACT

Step In, Step Up, Save a Life

  • Complete the following school action steps:
     - Post-event evaluation report
     - Annual staff training
     - School’s stock epinephrine maintenance

We hope this course helps increase the preparedness and confidence of school personnel to take proper action with their stock epinephrine when an event of anaphylaxis occurs.

Training Length: approximately 45 min.

Continuing Education: 0.75 Continuing Competency Credits for CHES, 1.0 credit for Registered Dietitians

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest 

Course Updated: May 2021

Key Principles for Effective Public Health Messaging

Understanding how to develop and disseminate health communication is a critical skill for public health professionals. This self-paced, asynchronous training will equip you with the skills you need to create effective public health messaging. Learn how to use research to connect with your audience, how to segment your messages, and which channels will make the greatest impact. A key component of success is understanding your evaluation efforts and building in feedback loops to identify any gaps in your approach. We’ll address common mistakes and how to avoid them, and what influencing factors contribute to the effectiveness of your messaging.

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

  • Explain the process of creating effective public health messaging.
  • Identify target audiences for message development and dissemination.
  • Recognize that effective transfer of knowledge is active and engaging.
  • Discuss common mistakes to avoid when creating persuasive messaging.

Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use "exit course" as needed).

Duration:  ~60 minutes

Arranged by: Dulce Rodriguez, BS

Subject Matter Expert: Carolyn Casertano, APR, Fellow PRSA

Narration: Narration generated with AI voice technology by WellSaid Labs.

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: February 2026

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0  total Category I continuing education contact hour, 0.5 Advanced (1.0 Continuing Competency Credit). WRPHTC provider number 99036.

Accreditation Statement
 

The WRPHTC 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.

Stock Naloxone Training for School Personnel 2026

The purpose of this training is to train both licensed and unlicensed school personnel on how to reverse an opioid overdose using a rescue medication called naloxone. It is recommended you complete this training annually. This training should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

The training will be covered in four lessons: 

  • Session 1 provides a brief overview of the history of the opioid epidemic, opioid overdoses in Arizona, current patterns of opioid use in adolescents, and how Arizona state laws protect you when administering Naloxone (a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose). 
  • Session 2 introduces opioids including background information on what opioids are, how they work, and how to recognize an opioid "high" versus an overdose. We will also guide school personnel in differentiating between an opioid overdose versus other emergency health conditions that may present similar signs and symptoms. 
  • Session 3 discusses naloxone, how it reverses opioid overdose, and common misconceptions about the medication. 
  • Session 4 discusses how to administer stock naloxone during an opioid overdose using a standing order and protocol created by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand opioid basics, the opioid epidemic, the existing laws in place to allow for naloxone use in K-12 schools, and current trends in opioid use and overdose in Arizona.

  2. Differentiate between an opioid "high" versus an opioid overdose and an opioid overdose versus other emergency conditions that may present similar signs and symptoms.

  3. Understand how naloxone works to counter the effects of an opioid overdose and common myths about naloxone.

  4. Demonstrate the proper action to take in case of an opioid overdose at school (4R’s; Recognize, Respond, Reverse, Refer).

  5. Use the Arizona Department of Health Services existing standing medical order and a standardized protocol for stock naloxone administration in K-12 schools.

  6. Describe appropriate steps to take after an overdose including the appropriate documentation and mandatory reporting requirements to the county health departments and the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Target Audience: Educators/Trainers, Nurses

Duration: ~30 minutes

Format: Web-based training, Self-study

Created/Updated: July 2024

Authors: Ashley A. Lowe, PhD, MSPH |Davina Dobbins, MPH, MBA |Megan Peterson, MPH, BSN |Emily Waldron, MPH


Special thanks to our community partners, the University of Arizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the Pima County Health Department, and the Arizona School Nurse Access Program at the Arizona Department of Education for assisting in the development and provision of this training.

Stock Albuterol Inhaler Training for School Personnel 2026

Asthma is life-threatening when students do not have the tools to manage symptoms effectively. The stock albuterol inhaler program provides an albuterol inhaler to be kept in the school health office (e.g., stock albuterol) in the event that a student is experiencing respiratory distress and does not have access to their own rescue inhaler. This e-learning course provides mandatory training for school personnel designated to administer the stock albuterol inhaler.

Learning Objectives

This training has been developed to assist in teaching school staff about asthma and administration of the stock albuterol inhaler.  After completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Understand the basic pathophysiology of asthma and identify potential asthma triggers.
  • Explain how quick relief medications (e.g., albuterol) work to treat respiratory distress.
  • Recognize mild-moderate and severe respiratory distress.
  • Demonstrate the correct technique for administering a metered dose inhaler with a spacer or valved-holding chamber.
  • Determine the course of action for managing mild-moderate and severe respiratory distress
  • Describe maintenance of the stock rescue inhaler.

Target Audience: Educators/Trainers, Nurses

Duration: 45 minutes

Continuing Education Information: 1.0 CECH for CHES (1.0 Category 1, 1.0 Continuing Competency

Format: Web-based training, Self-study

Created/Updated: July 2023

Author: Ashley A. Lowe, PhD, MSPH, Program Director, Stock Inhaler for Schools Program

This course is the result of a collaboration between the WRPHTC, the American Lung Association in Tucson Arizona, the Pima County Health Department and Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center at The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. 

Public Health Learning Navigator Quality Seal

Integrating Weather and Climate Data into Public Health Research

Integrating weather and climate data with health research or investigation is crucial for understanding the impact of various weather events, such as heatwaves, hurricanes, or droughts, on human health. In this course, you will learn basic weather and climate-related terminology and the connection between extreme weather, climate, and health before moving on to explore tips for identifying and assessing weather and climate data. Additional meteorological resources are included at the end of the course. Prior experience with health research or quantitative data analysis is recommended for this course.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Define weather and climate terminology 

  • Examine how weather and climate data can relate to public health

  • Identify appropriate data sources and analytic methods for weather and climate applications in public health research

Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use "save and exit" as needed).

Duration:  45-60 minutes

Arranged by: Caitlin Meyer, MPH 

Subject Matter Experts: Mona Arora, PhD, Michael Crimmins, PhD, Kacey Ernst, PhD, Joe Hoover, PhD, Nathan Lothrop, PhD, & Cat Simmons

Subject Matter Reviewers: Amanda Anderson, MPH, RS, Tom Dang, Cheyenne McChesney, MPH, & Nate Young, MPS

Target Audience: Public health researchers and other professionals interested in examining the relationship between weather or climate data and health outcomes, but who have limited experience in weather or climate-based exposures or working with meteorological data.

Published: January 2026

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0  total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.0 Advanced Credit, 0 Continuing Competency). WRPHTC provider number 99036.

Accreditation Statement

 

The WRPHTC 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.

Translational Research & Translational Science for Public Health

Bryna Koch and Gloria Coronado from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health provide an introduction to translational research and translational science and describe the connections between these fields and public health practice.

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

  • Define translation research and translational science
  • Describe the structural support for translational research and translation science in the U.S.
  • Describe the connections between the public health system and translational research and translation science
  • Identify how collaboration between public health and translational research and translation science can address critical community disparities in access to evidence-based treatments and approaches

Format: Recorded webinar

Duration:  1 hour

Speakers: Bryna Koch, DrPH and Gloria Coronado, PhD

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals and students.

Recorded: 12/3/2025

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0  total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.5 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.

 

The WRPHTC 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 Mental Health Components and Team Approach in OCOCA: Oahu & Neighbor Island Perspective

A requirement of the Our Care, Our Choice Act includes all patients who request medical aid in dying must be referred by the attending provider for "counseling," which is defined as one or more consultations, which may be provided through in-person or telehealth. This session will explore the components of the Mental Health Evaluation as well as the assessment for informed decision-making and competency. Additionally, the session will describe the important & supportive role of the Social Worker and End-of-Life Ally/Doula.

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

  • Describe at least one requirement of the OCOCA.
  • Describe the Mental Health Evaluation Process.
  • Describe the assessment for informed decision-making and competency.
  • Understand the roles of the LCSW and the End-of-Life Doula

Format: Recorded webinar.

Duration:  ~90 minutes

Speakers:  Charlotte Charfen, MD, Jodi Shaw, LCSW, Lou Larkspur, LCSW, Joy Rodriguez, end of life ally; moderator: Susan Amina, NP

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Recorded: 11/13/2025

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5  total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.5 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.

Accreditation Statement
 

The WRPHTC 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.

Translational Research & Translational Science for Public Health

***This live event has passed. Access the recorded webinar here.***


In this presentation, Bryna Koch and Gloria Coronado from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will provide an introduction to translational research and translational science and describe the connections between these fields and public health practice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define translation research and translational science
  • Describe the structural support for translational research and translation science in the U.S.
  • Describe the connections between the public health system and translational research and translation science
  • Identify how collaboration between public health and translational research and translation science can address critical community disparities in access to evidence-based treatments and approaches

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals and Students

Recorded:  December 3, 2025

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0  total Category I continuing education contact hours. WRPHTC provider number 99036.

Accreditation Statement
 

The WRPHTC 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.

Format:  Webinar

FASD is a Kākou Thing

The nature of prenatal alcohol use is as complex as the spectrum of conditions that can occur as a result. “One cannot assume they know or understand why a person drinks alcohol during pregnancy,” but families will only “be as comfortable answering your questions as you are asking them (AAP, 2025). While diagnosing of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is not necessarily the role of a community or public health worker, learning about family history, developing trust, and supporting healthy development are. Because FASDs are very often “undiagnosed or misdiagnosed” (NIAAA, 2024), all service and care providers are a collective and important part of the process of asking important questions and helping families feel safe to move towards the right kinds of resources for them.

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

1. Increase knowledge about the basics of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and the lifespan effects on individuals and their families.

2. Better understand the typical behavioral presentations of people affected by FASDs and how those intersect with systemic responses to those behaviors in the community. 

3. Learn about systemic considerations that are unique to Hawai’i around screening, assessment, diagnosis, and “FASD-Informed” care and service delivery.

Format: Recorded webinar (recorded on 9/25/2025)

Duration:  90 minutes

Presenter: Amanda Luning, MPH; Executive Director with FASD Hawai'i

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals and healthcare workers including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available for Recording: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5  total Category I continuing education contact hours. WRPHTC provider number 99036.

 

The WRPHTC 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.

Addressing Anxiety and Stress for Direct Service Providers

The presentation will address the issues of direct service provider burnout, compassion fatigue, lack of self-care, etc. as shown in various data and research made available to the public. It discusses the negative effects of stress and anxiety, identifies healthy ways for direct service providers to address anxiety, reviews warning signs, and outlines community resources.


Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

  1. Identify factors that increase anxiety and stress. 
  2. Identify self-care and coping skills to address anxiety. 
  3. Have awareness of crisis resources available to the community.

Format: Recorded webinar (recorded on 8/21/2025)

Duration:  90 minutes

Presenter: Amanda Martinez, MPH; Mental Health America of Hawai'i

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals and healthcare workers including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available for Recording: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5  total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.5 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.

 

The WRPHTC 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.
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