Communication - Caring & Conflict
 This 9 – 12 hour classroom training program addresses the day-to-day communication needs of the public health workforce. Effective skills for how to listen so people talk and how to talk so people listen will be presented. Additionally, participants will learn a model for negotiating needs so that no one feels like a winner or loser.
The course is highly interactive with the goal of participants’ integrating and using skills presented in class.
For further information: contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303.
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Bring the World to Your Agency (Distance Learning Technologies)
 This 10 hour classroom workshop presents a variety of methods for participants to access public health information and analyze public health data effectively and efficiently. Participants have the opportunity to practice on-line.
Sponsored by POPHTC and University of Pittsburgh’s Falk Library and the Center for Instructional Development & Distance Education.
Training Material: Getting Started In The World of Distance Education
For further information about scheduling this workshop or similar training contact
Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303. |
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Communication Skills |
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Community Dimensions of Practice Skills |
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Leadership & Systems Thinking Skills |
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Mold Awareness Series
This series is available only to Pennsylvanians through PA Prepared: Health and Emergency Preparedness Online Learning. The series of three courses present the basic concept of mold and microbial awareness. It addresses the means of identifying mold and mold contaminants. It focuses on problems associated with mold, identification of mold and microbial activity and the means to address, and correct mold and microbial contamination – is 2 to 2.5 hours in duration and is accredited for continuing education.
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Waste Management
This course is available only to Pennsylvanians through PA Prepared: Health and Emergency Preparedness Online Learning. It provides an overview of handling hazardous waste.
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Finding Public Health Information on the Internet
This 1.5 hour classroom course is best offered in a computer lab though it can be adapted to a lecture format with live Internet connection for demonstration.
This class covers finding and using public health information resources on the Internet. While the examples used draw from population based health questions, the searching principles are useful for all areas of health care and health administration. Topics covered will include picking a starting point, creating a search strategy and modifying it based on search results, and identifying resources not indexed by search engines.
Goals and Objectives:
By the end of the class, participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between single search engines, meta search engines, and directories
- Use basic and advanced search features on major search engines
- Identify and use the major public health portals on the Internet
For further information about scheduling this workshop or similar training contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303.
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Credentialing Public Health Professionals in a Changing World
 A one-hour archived webcast.
As inaugural Chairperson of the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE), Dr. Bernard Goldstein, Dean Emeritus and Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health of the University of Pittsburgh, addressed the status of the Board’s work. The launching of the Board is significant as public health is the single health profession without a credential. It has even been suggested that “…a national credential for our graduates will have a similar impact the public school teachers have seen when they instituted their exam 15 years ago: better career ladders, better salaries, better retention and increased portability moving around the country.”
Click here for further information or to watch the webcast
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Basic Public Health Sciences Skills |
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Environmental Education for the Nursing Workforce
 Click here for a listing of free environmental health training from POPHTC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Resources include ATSDR environmental health case studies with free CME, CNE and CE! The resources, all available on-line, address a variety of public health competencies, as well as four of the basic competencies recommended for all nurses in the 1995 IOM Report “Nursing, Health and the Environment: Strengthening Relationship to Improve Public’s Health.”
Sponsored by HRSA and ATSDR.
For further information: contact Shirley Funt or 614-292-1637 |
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Basic Public Health Sciences Skills |
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Train the Trainer
 This blended learning opportunity includes 4 hours of self-study and 8 hours of classroom instruction. It is available to selected representatives from partner sites in Ohio. This course will prepare individuals in public health agencies to deliver educational programs to the public health workforce in their region by developing presentation skills and providing content training for POPHTC approved curriculum.
As a result of this training, trainers will use adult learning principles and effective presentation skills, as well as recognize the unique needs of working adults in terms of:
- time available away from the work site,
- direct job function relationship of training content, and
- easily referenced materials
In addition to meeting these needs, the course structure also serves as an example for addressing them. For example, Participant's travel expenses and time away from their work sites is reduced by delivering this course in two formats.
Participants will have the tools needed to facilitate training in their home health department, and will be expected to work with POPHTC staff to offer programs in their area.
See Train the Trainer Content Outline
For further information about scheduling this training contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303. |
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Communication Skills |
| Community Dimensions of Practice Skills |
| Leadership & Systems Thinking Skills |
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Public Health Advocacy Workshop
Presented by Research!
America
(the nation’s largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance), this half-day classroom workshop provides hands-on practice to:
- Understand your role as an advocate
- Set advocacy goals
- Utilize public opinion data
- Develop effective messaging
- Develop relationships with local policy makers and media.
Topics include the difference between advocacy and lobbying, and effective advocacy through effective communications (three sentences or less!) with media and elected officials. Participants will leave the workshop with an individualized advocacy action plan and automatic reminder system for the next 12 months!
Article: Advocacy Training Gives Voice and Definition to Public Health
Further information: contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303.
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Communication Skills |
| Community Dimensions of Practice Skills |
Leadership & Systems Thinking Skills |
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The Use of Community-based Participatory Strategies to Address Issues of Health Disparities
A Problem Based Learning (PBL) Interactive TV Workshop for Maternal and Child Health Professionals
- To view, click: http://cidde-msl.cidde.pitt.edu (need Internet Explorer SP 6)Click Graduate School of Public Health
- Under Distance Learning/Interactive TV Workshop, click Community-based Participatory Strategies
Sponsored by: MCH Leadership Training Center; Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania & Ohio Public Health Training Center; Center for Minority Health This four hour ITV was held on September 10, 2004 at sites across Pennsylvania and Ohio. Speakers for the workshop include: Kenneth J. Jaros, PhD; Raymond A. Howard, MBA; Stephen B. Thomas, PhD; Robert M. Goodman, PhD; Heidi Worley; Cynthia Booten; Cheryl Squire Flint; Dannai Harriel. strategies for systems improvement. This continuing education workshop is provided with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. Competencies: Community Dimensions of Practice.
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Preceptor Guidebook
 This guidebook was created for individuals in local and state public health agencies who host MPH students from the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University for their practice placement experiences. All students are required to spend a minimum of 120 hours in an agency, experiencing the daily work of public health. In addition to getting to know the agency and its work, students are assigned to a particular project that will be the focus of their efforts while at the agency. The Guidebook offers a description of the practice placement program, ideas for projects and recommendations for dealing with students. The agency receives assistance with a project of their choice, the opportunity to mentor a future professional and the student receives real life experience. A particular focus behind the creation of this Guidebook was to attract and support preceptors from underserved and rural areas who might not otherwise have considered hosting a student. For further information: contact Joanne Pearsol or 614-292-1085.Competency: Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
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Practical Biostatistics
 A classroom course by Dr. Joseph Costantino, Biostatistician at the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh, will present information on biostatistics that health department employees can utilize in their work. The eight hour course will be presented inductively by presenting specific problems that practitioners encounter. Several journal articles will be critiqued.For further information about scheduling this workshop or similar training contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303.
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Basic Public Health Sciences Skills |
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Evidence Based Public Health: Finding the Evidence
This 3 hour classroom course is best offered in a computer lab preferred for hands on class, though it can be adapted to a lecture format with live Internet connection for demonstration.
Before choosing, implementing and evaluating evidence-based public health interventions the practitioner must find the evidence. A brief review of the evolution of the evidence-based movement from clinical medicine to other fields will set the context for the rest of the class. Sources of reviewed and evaluated evidence, and techniques for finding information to support decisions when a review does not exist will be covered.
Concepts of systematic searching as developed for clinical medicine, and their modification for population based questions will be demonstrated and practiced in a hands-on computer lab. We will examine and use databases and Web sites supporting evidence based practice. Class handouts include a bibliography and search examples for future reference.
Goals and Objectives:
By the end of class you will be
- Able to define evidence-based public health
- Describe the history of EBPH and list current developments in the field
- Able to name and use major sources of evidence-based information on the Internet
- Search for evidence-based information using PubMed and other Internet sources
Further information about scheduling this training contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303. |
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Analytic & Assessment Skills |
Basic Public Health Sciences Skills |
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Current Awareness: Setting up a Personal Solution
This 3 hour classroom course is best offered in a computer lab preferred for hands on class, though it can be adapted to a lecture format with live Internet connection for demonstration.
Our current information environment blesses and curses us with the possibility of receiving more information than ever before. Public health practitioners need to avoid information overload which can decrease effectiveness and increase stress while still keeping up to date in the field. This class will assist you in devising a personalized strategy for acquiring and managing the current information you need, while cutting down on the time and effort needed to do so. All tools discussed in this class are freely available on the Internet. Topics covered will include:
- Auto alerts to current journal articles
- Monitoring changes to important Internet sites automatically.
- Keeping up with the news in the popular press
- Web 2.0: new information sharing and management options.
Goals and Objectives:
By the end of class you will be
- able to set up auto alerts in PubMed by journal title or by topic area
- Familiar with options for monitoring changes to Internet sites and know how to set them up
- Able to describe and use an email filter
- Able to define Web 2.0
- Able to use an RSS feed reader such as Bloglines or Google Reader to subscribe to syndicated feeds on topics that interest you.
For further information about scheduling this training contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303. |
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Analytic & Assessment Skills |
Basic Public Health Sciences Skills |
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Practical Professional Skills Part I:
Cross Cutting Competencies for the 21st Century Public Health Workforce
 This program presents material covering five major areas
• Practical Evaluation
• Community Health Assessment
• Communication
• Cultural Competence
• Biostatistics
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This 30-hour classroom course is offered in 10 three-hour sessions.
For further information: contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303.
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Policy Development, |
| Program Planning Skills |
| Communication Skills |
| Cultural Competency Skills |
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CDCynergy
 CDCynergy is a multimedia CD-ROM used for planning, managing, and
evaluating public health communication programs. This innovative tool is
used to guide and assist users in designing health communication
interventions within a public health framework. Originally created for
use within the CDC, the idea of an institution-wide planning model found
its way outside of the agency. CDCynergy has been adapted for use by
public health professionals on a national, state, and/or local level.
The planning model is designed to guide the user through systematically
conceptualizing, planning, developing, testing, implementing, and
evaluating health communication activities, while promoting
accountability and the importance of evaluation.
More specifically, the user is presented in this classroom course with a step-by-step detailed
tutorial, case examples, and a wealth of resources, in addition to a
diverse media library and a cumulative evaluation plan. The program also
provides the user with a link to a word processing template to aid in
writing a detailed intervention campaign.
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Risk Communication for Environmental Health Enforcement
This 5 hour classroom workshop presents six steps to risk communication and a variety of examples for practice in an environmental health enforcement situation. The presenter for the classroom workshop was Dr. Julie S. Downs, Director, Center for Risk Perception and Communication, Carnegie Mellon University.
Training Material:
• Risk Communication Agenda
• PHP handout (Six Steps of Risk Communication)
• Risk Communication Worksheet
• Risk Communication Scenarios
For further information about scheduling this workshop or similar training contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303. |
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Policy Development, |
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The Role of School Nurses in Wellness
School nurses have the knowledge and clinical experience to assist their school districts in constructing a wellness program. The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 was established to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity in schools starting in July 2006. The Role of School Nurses in Wellness presents the details of the federally-mandated school wellness policies and how school nurses can play a major role in their implementation.
To access this course, log on to: http://www.health.state.pa.us/lms, choose your profession, and then follow the instructions. For assistance contact Lindsay Mactavish at lms@state.pa.us. Please note that this course can only be taken by residents of Pennsylvania. |
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Financial Planning & Management Skills
McNellis Compression Planning (consultation only)
McNellis Compression Planning is a visual group process designed to bring out a group’s best thinking and energy on a specific issue in an environment of fair play and equal participation led by a skilled facilitator.Let POPHTC guide you to a problem diagnosis and solution. For further information: contact Heather Vilvens at
614-292-2303 or visit the McNellis Company Web site.
Competencies: Financial Planning & Management Skills
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Grant Proposal Writing
 "This online course introduces the basic components of a grant proposal, focusing on how to establish credibility, convey need, clearly define objectives and methods, and construct a budget that supports the narrative. In addition, it describes the underlying intent and nature of proposals and how to prepare cover letters and addendum materials. – Brian A. Bell, MBA, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, and Data Analyst/Grant Proposal Writer, Great Lakes Behavioral Research Institute.
To access this course, log on to: http://www.health.state.pa.us/lms, choose your profession, and then follow the instructions. For assistance contact Lindsay Mactavish at lms@state.pa.us. Please note that this course can only be taken by residents of Pennsylvania. Competency: Financial Planning & Management Skills
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Methamphetamine
 This online course describes what methamphetamine is, the hazards of using it, and the effects that its use and production have on children, public health workers and the environment. Also described are treatment options and ways to curtail use and production. To access this course, log on to: http://www.health.state.pa.us/lms, choose your profession, and then follow the instructions. For assistance contact Lindsay Mactavish at lms@state.pa.us. Please note that this course can only be taken by residents of
Pennsylvania.
Competency: Basic Public Health Sciences Skills
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Orientation to Public Health in Ohio
This course will introduce participants to the history, mission, achievements and structure of Public Health in the United States today, with particular emphasis paid to the organization and role of Public Health in the State of Ohio. This course is intended for public health agencies in Ohio to use as individual, group, or customized training to orient staff new to the work of Public Health. The following modules are presented in this course:
- What is Public Health?
- Public Health at the National Level
- Public Health in Ohio
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Articulate the Mission, Core Functions and Ten Essential Services of Public Health
- Describe the difference between clinical medicine and public health concerns
- List the major achievements of Public Health
- Describe the structure, granting of power and the flow of authority in Public Health
The content has been developed as three Power Point modules that are each an hour long, include content and notes for presenters, and can be presented independently of the other modules. (Note: Facilitator Notes and an Activity Addendum are also included as Word documents.) The program was created collaboratively by the Pennsylvania & Ohio Public Health Training Center, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University and the Ohio Department of Health.
For further information: contact Heather Vilvens or
614-292-2303.Competency: Basic Public Health Science Skills
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