General Public Health Courses
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Symposium
Description:
Description: This is a series of presentations that occurred at a Symposium in St. Louis Missouri on the topic of Lead Poisoning Prevention. Bruce Lanphear M.D. M.P.H. is The Sloan Professor of Children's Environmental Health and Director of the Cincinnati Children's Environmental Health Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati. His research has focused on adverse consequences of low-level exposure to lead.
Completion Time:
2 hours
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Epi for Everyone: Introduction to Epidemiology
Description:
This is an introductory course about Epidemiology and its role in public health. It is an essential course for anyone new to public health. It is presented in 5 modules; Introduction, Surveillance, Analysis, Cause and Effect, and Epi in Action.
Completion Time:
3 hours
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Evidence-Based Decision Making in Public Health
Description:
This course, updated in April 2006, is a workshop designed to increase understanding of evidence-based principles among participants and to increase the utilization of systematic approaches in day-to-day public health practice. The course consists of 3 CD’s containing workshop presentations and includes lectures, practice exercises and case studies. Enroll to request the CDs be sent to you. Complete the post-test on the LMS.
Completion Time:
9 hours
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HIV, STD and Hepatitis Training
Description:
This course is sponsored by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of HIV, STD and Hepatitis. This course provides an overview of the basic signs, symptoms and treatments of HIV, STDs and Hepatitis and is a pre-requisite to attending the face-to-face trainings offered by the bureau.
Completion Time:
1 hour
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Public Health Orientation for Volunteers
Description:
This course is designed for public health volunteers and public health staff. Secondary audiences may include community partners active in volunteer management. Course describes public health system, essential services and the emergency powers act.
Completion Time:
1 hour
Competencies Addressed:
- Describe the role of Public Health.
- Understand the difference between public health and private health.
- Recognize examples of public health activities in Missouri.
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Emergency Preparedness Courses
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Emergency Preparedness including Bioterrorism: An All Hazards Course for Local Boards of Health
Description:
This course is designed for local boards of health members and others interested in ensuring their community is properly prepared to effectively respond to a man-made or natural disaster, and in understanding their role in preparing for a variety of hazards.
Completion Time:
1 hour
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Heartland Center Webinar Series Archives
Description:
This series of archived webinars covers a variety of topics related to emergency preparedness including: Community Continuity and Resilience, Fath-Based Preparedness Development, Functional Needs Support Services Planning, Environmental Strike Team Development, Regional Response System Development, Creating a Network of Workplace Points of Dispensing, Using Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Preparedness, Faith Community Nurses and Emergency Preparedness, and Advanced Practice Center Preparedness Resources.
Completion Time:
1 hour (each session)
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Introduction to Emergency Preparedness for All Nurses
Description:
Acute Care Nurses, Public Health Nurses, School Nurses, Ambulatory Nurses, Long-term Care Nurses, Occupational Health Nurses and Student Nurses can use this educational module to increase their knowledge about preparing for and responding to an emergency. This module is intended to act as a reference and learning tool.
Completion Time:
2 hours
Competencies Addressed:
- Describe the nurses' role in emergency response in a range of emergencies that might arise.
- Identify limits to own knowledge, skill, and authority, and identify key resource for referring matters that exceed these limits.
- Identify limits to own knowledge, skill, and authority, and identify key resource for referring matters that exceed these limits.
- Describe the chain of command in emergency response.
- Describe his/her functional role(s) in emergency response.
- Describe the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and its major components
- Describe unified management in a multi-agency unified emergency response.
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Mass Shelter and Care
Description:
The information presented in this course is designed to improve understanding of recommended elements to facilitate the establishment of mass sheltering. In this course, you will look at the resources and agencies utilized in the creation of the Show-Me-Care Shelter designed to accommodate 2,000 temporarily housed evacuees following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. This course will guide you through the different elements used for consideration regarding shelter setup and management.
Completion Time:
1 hour
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NIMS: An Introduction for Public Health
Description:
Public health agencies the medical workforce and emergency responders can use this educational module to increase their knowledge of the National Incident Management System. This module is intended to act as a reference and learning tool. Materials included in this resource were produced mainly from FEMA. This module has been designed to be compliant with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Standards for the National Incident Management Systems. Course participants requiring NIMS certification will be able to take the FEMA 700 level exam after reviewing and studying this module's information. An internet link to the FEMA exam is provided at the end of this module.
Completion Time:
1 hour
Competencies Addressed:
- Describe the National Incident Management System and its major components
- Describe unified command management in a multi-agency unified emergency response
- Describe the public health role in a unified command structure
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Risk Communication: Effectively Communicating with the Media During a Public Health Crisis
Description:
This course describes how to communicate effectively during a crisis with the media and how to use the media to translate important messages during an event.
Completion Time:
2 hours
Competencies Addressed:
- Describe your role and responsibilities in development of a crisis communication plan
- Describe the theoretical models for and stages of risk communication
- Describe the primary obstacles to use of appropriate risk and crises communication in emergency situations
- Describe the basic elements of the concept of risk and factors associated with determining magnitude of risk.
- Describe the Environmental Protection Agency’s several rules of risk communication
- Describe the 21 guidelines for effective communication by leaders addressing high anxiety, high stress, or threatening situations
- Demonstrate and evaluate your use of appropriate risk and crisis communication methods required in crisis/emergency response
- Develop and utilize problem solving, conflict resolution and decision making skills using principles and methods for risk communication
- Describe your communication role and communication methods used with team members in crisis/emergency response
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Telehealth Webcast Archives
Description:
These are recorded, archived Telehealth trainings, sponsored by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, on a variety of topics including Pertussis, Blast Injuries, Respiratory Protection, and the Strategic National Stockpile.
Completion Time:
1 hour (per session)
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Environmental Courses
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BEHS – Missouri Environmental Public Health Specialists Series
Description:
These courses are intended for new environmental public health specialists in the State of Missouri. The BEHS 101 course is a prerequisite for "New Environmental Public Health Specialist Orientation" that must be completed during the first year of employment as a EPHS. In addition, other modules are available as listed below:
- BEHS 101: Introduction for Missouri Environmental Public Health Specialists
- BEHS: Missouri Food Law
- BEHS 150: Missouri Lodging Program Statutes and Rules
- BEHS 151: Missouri Lodging Establishments and Inspections
- BEHS 160: Missouri Introduction to the Environmental Child Care Program
- BEHS 180: Missouri Backflow Prevention
Completion Time:
Varies 1-3 hours
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Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists
Description:
Material for this course is taken from the Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists. This manual is intended to assist trained environmental health personnel to respond in a major disaster. It is not intended to serve as a disaster response plan, nor substitute for proper environmental health training. The course is designed for environmental health specialists and sanitarians so they may achieve a nominal level of competency certification for responding to environmental disaster situations.
Completion Time:
1 hour
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Public Health Nursing Courses
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Introduction to Emergency Preparedness for All Nurses
Description:
Acute Care Nurses, Public Health Nurses, School Nurses, Ambulatory Nurses, Long-term Care Nurses, Occupational Health Nurses and Student Nurses can use this educational module to increase their knowledge about preparing for and responding to an emergency. This module is intended to act as a reference and learning tool.
Completion Time:
2 hours
Competencies Addressed:
- Describe the nurses' role in emergency response in a range of emergencies that might arise.
- Identify limits to own knowledge, skill, and authority, and identify key resource for referring matters that exceed these limits.
- Identify limits to own knowledge, skill, and authority, and identify key resource for referring matters that exceed these limits.
- Describe the chain of command in emergency response.
- Describe his/her functional role(s) in emergency response.
- Describe the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and its major components
- Describe unified management in a multi-agency unified emergency response.
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Learning with Lilly: Introduction to Public Health Nursing
Description:
This course is an Introduction to Public Health Nursing and can be used to orient new nurses or introduce students to basic public health nursing concepts. This interactive course is designed to be an educational tool and a source for reference material.
The course is divided into modules and includes information about the following topics:
- Core functions and essential services of public health
- Population based public health nursing
- History of public health nursing
- Public health system in Missouri
- Minnesota Model of Population-Based Nursing Interventions
Completion Time:
2 hours
Competencies Addressed:
- 100.01 Define Problem
- 100.11 Data Illumination
- 100.43 Identify Public Health Responsibility
- 100.45 Public Health and Health Care
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Immunization Courses
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ShowMeVaxU Series
Description:
This series of four modules gives basic immunization information and overview, along with helpful practice exercises and downloadable job aids. Module titles in this series are:
- ShowMeVaxU Lesson 1: Vaccine Essentials
- ShowMeVaxU Lesson 2: Storing Vaccines
- ShowMeVaxU Lesson 3: Preparing Vaccines
- ShowMeVaxU Lesson 4: Administering Vaccines
Completion Time:
20 minutes
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Workforce Development/Performance Improvement Courses
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CQI for Public Health
Description:
This is an archived webcast that provides an overview of the principles and methods of continuous quality improvement (CQI) as applied to public health agencies. Applications of the principles and methods are presented and discussed.
Completion Time:
2 hours
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Customer Satisfaction
Description:
This course is provided by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and covers information related to providing customer focused service and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Completion Time:
1 hour
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Sexual Harrassment
Description:
This course is provided by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Sexual harassment is a serious issue in the workplace. It has a negative impact on the victim, and can result in disciplinary action (including termination) for the harasser, create legal liability for the employer, and in some instances, the supervisor.
The training objectives of this course are:
- To be familiar with and understand your agency's policy on Sexual Harassment.
- To prevent sexual harassment in the workplace by developing a clear understanding of what sexual harassment is and how it impacts people.
- To explore the responsibility of each employee to help maintain an environment free from harassment by being aware of behaviors that can offend people.
Completion Time:
1 hour
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Dietetics Courses
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Dietetic Intern Series
Description:
This series of courses was developed by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for their PDI (dietetic intern) program. However, topics may be relevant to others studying dietetics.
Courses available are:
- Assessing the Education Needs of a Population
- Accessing Public Health Nutrition Data via the Web
- Food and Drug Interactions
- Getting Organized for Clinical Rotations
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Joint Commission Update – Ensuring Survey Success Online
- Nutrition for Special Health Care Needs
- Performance Management
- Writing Job Descriptions
- Basic Supervision
Completion Time:
1 hour per module
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Certificate Programs